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Date: Oct 30 07:08 2010

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Eutelsat Statement on Loss of W3B Satellite Eutelsat Communications announces the loss of the W3B satellite following an anomaly which was detected on the satellite's propulsion subsystem after its launch by an Ariane 5 rocket. W3B was scheduled to be located at 16 degrees East to replace Eutelsat's EUROBIRD(TM) 16, W2M and SESAT 1 satellites. With the loss of W3B, the three satellites will now remain in full service at 16 degrees East until the arrival of W3C, whose launch is on track for mid-2011. Eutelsat will also immediately initiate a new satellite programme, called W3D, for a planned launch in the first quarter of 2013. Read more __________________

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Date: Oct 29 17:53 2010

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The Paris-based Eutelsat company says its latest spacecraft has failed less than 24 hours after being launched on an Ariane rocket from French Guiana. The satellite operator said the W3B platform had developed a leak in its propellant system and could not raise itself to its operational orbit. Read more __________________

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