Saturday, 20 February 2010

Eutelsat Shifts W3B from Chinese to European Rocket

Eutelsat has switched this year's planned launch of its W3B telecommunications satellite from a Chinese Long March vehicle to a European Ariane 5 rocket amid concerns about an insufficient supply of the non-U.S. components that would permit the satellite's export to China, Eutelsat and W3B prime contractor Thales Alenia Space said.

http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/2010-02-18-eutelsat-shifts-w3b-from-chinese-european-rocket.html

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