[eccr] Eutelsat satellite successfully launched

Eutelsat satellite successfully launched
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Eutelsat announced that ATLANTIC BIRD 1 has been successfully launched
and is making its way to 12.5 degrees West over the Atlantic Ocean.
Eutelsat has leased all 24 transponders on the satellite on a long-term,
exclusive basis. The satellite is scheduled to enter into full
commercial service in early October.

ATLANTIC BIRD 1 will join its sister satellite ATLANTIC BIRD 2, that is
positioned at 8 degrees West, at Eutelsat's Atlantic Gate neighbourhood.
>>From this orbital arc, Eutelsat provides connectivity from the Americas
into Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for services that include
video distribution and contribution services and satellite newsgathering
as well as VSAT-based corporate networks and direct internet backbone
access for IP trunking.

Telecom Paper - August 29, 2002
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/index.asp?location=site%2Fnews%5FTA%2Easp%3Ftype
%3Dabstract%26id%3D19535%26NR%3D832

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