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EADS: a new satellite control center for the Arabsat systems

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Astrium group to increase the satellite network efficiency for the Arab country

EADS Astrium will attend the improvement of the satellite network belonging to Saudi Arabia. Arab country's Government has in fact granted to the European aerospace group (especially to its segment dedicated to space and satellite systems) a contract aimed to improve the satellite network devoted to communications by a new SCC (Satellite Control Center) for the Arabsat-4A and Arabsat-4B systems, but...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 102937
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2004 16:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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