Load Tests Complete On What Is Said To Be Largest Commercial Satellit

BIGGEST BIRD Space Systems/Loral has completed static load testing at its Palo Alto, Calif., production facility on Ipstar-1, which at 14,900-lb. launch weight is called the world's largest commercial communications satellite. The spacecraft is being built for Shin Satellite of Thailand and is due...

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