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Nilesat-201 and RASCOM-QAF1R start launch preparations in Kourou

Submit on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 22:57

The Nilesat-201 and RASCOM-QAF 1R satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor for Nilesat and RascomStar-QAF, respectively, have arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, for final preparations leading up to an Ariane 5 ECA launch this summer (tentatively: 3 August).
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