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Hotbird 8 pre-launch details

Submit on Saturday, July 29th, 2006 05:27

Eutelsat’s Hotbird 8 broadcast satellite is being prepared in Baikonur for an ILS Proton Briz M launch scheduled for 4 August at 2148 UTC. Based on EADS Space’s Eurostar E3000, Hotbird 8 is the most powerful satellite ever ordered to serve Europe.

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