Eutelsat W3B Declared A Total Loss

PARIS — Eutelsat is planning to order a new satellite to replace a communications satellite that failed after launch on Oct. 29. W3B, launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket along with a Japanese satellite, BSAT-3B, was declared a total loss after an anomaly was detected on the satellite’s propulsion...

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