Sirius 3, a Boeing 376 satellite, provides direct-to-home television services to the Scandinavian region. Hughes upgraded Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget (NSAB)'s satellite control center at Esrange, Kiruna, and provided training to the satellite controllers. Sirius 3 was successfully launched on an Ariane on October 5, 1998, and is the first satellite Boeing designed for a Swedish customer. It joined NSAB's existing two-satellite constellation. Sirius 1, which was formerly owned by British Satellite Broadcasting Ltd. (BSB) and known as Marcopolo I, and Sirius 2, launched in November 1997.