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Boeing + Intelsat… Four More On The Books (Satellites)

[SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build four more 702MP satellites for…


This artist’s rendering shows the Intelsat 33e, the first of the four satellites in the new contract.
Image courtesy of Boeing.
…Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat’s new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will deliver reliable, affordable and high-capacity data transmission that Intelsat customers can tailor to their needs. The first EpicNG satellite, Intelsat 29e, was the fourth spacecraft and the last one still in production from Intelsat’s previous order. It is on track for launch in 2015 and will serve the Americas and the North Atlantic. The new contract adds four more EpicNG satellites to the Intelsat fleet, starting with Intelsat 33e to be launched in 2016.