Space Systems/Loral to build ground spare satellite for XM

Space Systems/Loral has won a contract from XM Satellite Radio of Washington, D.C., to build XM-5, a ground spare that will serve as a backup to XM's fleet of digital broadcasting satellites. Based on Space Systems/Loral's (SS/L) 1300 satellite bus, XM-5 will be delivered in 2007. It will have an on...

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