Inmarsat L-band sat marks first order for Euro sat bus

Inmarsat has awarded EADS Astrium a contract to build an experimental L-band communications satellite based on a new high-power satcom bus being developed by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space. The London-based mobile satcom operator inked a contract on Nov. 23 for the spacecraft, Alphasat I-XL, which...

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