Eutelsat platform pulled from next Ariane 5 launch

Eutelsat has withdrawn its W2 communications satellite from the next Ariane 5 qualification flight, shifting to a tried-and-true Ariane 4 launcher after Aerospatiale declared its W1 platform a total loss as the result of an industrial mishap last month at its satellite integration facility in Cannes...

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