BSAT-3b luckier than co-passenger W3B
Submit on Thursday, November 4th, 2010 22:57
All systems are nominal aboard the BSAT-3b broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan. The satellite was launched 28 October from Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5-ECA. BSAT-3b’s co-passenger, Eutelsat W3B, was declared a total loss shortly after separation.
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