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Boeing announced that it has received a contract for approximately $1 billion from the government of Mexico to deliver an end-to-end satellite communications system - MEXSAT, that will consist of three satellites, two ground sites, associated network operations systems and reference user terminals. MEXSAT will provide secure communications for Mexico’s national security needs, as well as enhanced coverage for the country’s civil telecommunications.
Eutelsat Communications announced that Thales Alenia Space has been commissioned to build the W3D satellite that will replace the W3B spacecraft lost after its launch on October 28. The delivery schedule of the new satellite has been fixed to 24 months, enabling Eutelsat to plan for commercial availability from early 2013.
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, November 14, 2010
With 7th commercial mission of the year and the 10th successful Proton launch of 2010, International Launch Services successfully carried the SkyTerra 1 (MSV-1) satellite into orbit today for LightSquared of Reston, Virginia.
