Eutelsat Taps Thales Alenia Space For W6A

SATELLITE ORDER: Thales Alenia Space has contracted to supply a 40-transponder Ku-band satellite to Eutelsat to boost bandwidth at its 21.5 deg. E. long. position over East Africa. The spacecraft, W6A, will increase capacity at the slot 50% when it is launched in the third quarter of 2012. Intended...

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