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Space

Boeing To Build Four Telecommunication Satellites For Intelsat

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Monday, July 20th, 2009

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Boeing [BA] earlier this month announced the first order for its 702B satellites as Intelsat Ltd., selected the company to build four telecommunication satellites to refresh and add new capacity to Intelsat's global satellite fleet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the contract, the four Boeing-built geostationary satellites, Intelsat 21, Intelsat 22, and two spacecraft to be determined later, will offer C- and Ku-band capacity able to distribute services from Asia and Africa to the Americas, focused on…

Advanced / Transformational Technology

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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