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Satellites with platform A-2100 have reached 150 years of practicality in orbit

Washington, USA - The 45 years of the Lockheed Martin Space System

The fleet of geostationary satellites for telecomunications found on Platform A-2100 has reached global 150 years of operational life in orbit. The satellites on Platform currently are 29, for a total of 1156 transponder and a cumulative life of 600 years of activity in orbit. These platforms have been conceived to reply to various requirements of the telecomunications sector and have been realized...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 145191
Rome, Italy, 07/19/2006 14:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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