702 TO ORBIT
The first new Hughes HS 702 spacecraft has reached orbit. PanAmSat's Galaxy XI was successfully launched on Dec. 21 on board an Ariane 44L booster from Kourou, French Guiana. The 4,500-kg. (9,000-lb.) satellite will deliver cable television, Internet and other telecommunications services to North...
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