Chinese Again Choose French Satellite
APT Satellite Co. of Hong Kong has ordered an 11.4-kw. 56-transponder Ku-/C-band spacecraft—Apstar VII—from Thales Alenia Space, for launch in the first quarter of 2012. It will replace Apstar 2R at 76.5 deg. E. Long. Like four previous Chinese satellites built by Thales Alenia, including Apstar VI...
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