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  • Intelsat Launches Boeing-Built Comms Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat Launches Boeing-Built Comms Satellite

    A telecommunications satellite that Boeing built for Intelsat lifted off Wednesday from a French Guiana spaceport aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Intelsat 29e launched into space at 6:20 p.m. Eastern Time and began to transmit initial signals to a ground station nearly 40 minutes after liftoff, Intelsat said Wednesday. It is the first satellite in Intelsat’s EpicNG constellation […] More

  • François Auque: Airbus Defence and Space to Produce Electric Satellite for Eutelsat - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    François Auque: Airbus Defence and Space to Produce Electric Satellite for Eutelsat

    Airbus Group‘s defense and space division will design and produce an electric telecommunications satellite for satellite operator Eutelsat as they prepare for its launch in early 2017. EUTELSAT 172B would be the first European satellite to use electric propulsion in performing orbit-raising and on-orbit maneuvers, Airbus said Thursday. According to François Auque, head of space systems at Airbus Defence and […] More

  • Thales Alenia Space Inks Deal to Build Russian Company's Comm Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Alenia Space Inks Deal to Build Russian Company’s Comm Satellite

    Thales Alenia Space, the space systems division of Thales Group, has won a contract to build a telecommunications satellite for Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems. Construction of the Yamal-601 could take 26 months and the satellite will be launched by the International Launch Service aboard a Proton rocket, Thales announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Thales will be […] More