RESTON, Va. / Hong Kong, October 5, 2010

International Launch Services (ILS) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced a contract to launch AsiaSat 7 on an ILS Proton from Baikonur. The satellite is currently under construction by Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California and is scheduled to be launched in 2011.

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