Japan's Space Communications
Japan's Space Communications Corp. has named Ariane 5 rather than the country's own H-IIA to launch Superbird 7 in the first quarter of 2008. A replacement for the eight-year-old Superbird C, Superbird 7 is notable because it was built by Mitsubishi Electric (Melco) from an adapted Boeing 601 bus...
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