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Eutelsat 8 West B in final stretch of manufacturing

Submit on Monday, March 9th, 2015 22:59

Eutelsat 8 West B is in the final stretch of manufacturing and on track for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2015. The 5.8 tonne satellite has finished launch environment tests and is now going through a final round of payload performance checks at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes.

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