Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Earthquake moves back satellite launch by several months

The launch of the Abu Dhabi Government's first telecommunications satellite faces a delay of several months after an earthquake partly destroyed manufacturing facilities in Italy. Yahsat 1A was due to go into service at the end of this year, but the launch has been postponed until the first quarter of 2011.

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100210/NATIONAL/702099847/1139

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