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Eutelsat
Signs with Ariane to Launch e-Bird
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Arianespace
and Eutelsat signed a launch contract for the new e-Bird  satellite.
e-Bird will be launched by an Ariane 5 in the second quarter of
2002 from Kourou in French Guiana. It will be positioned in
geostationary orbit
at 25.5°E, above Central Africa. The  satellite,
based on a Boeing BSS 376 will carry 20 active Ku-band
transponders providing coverage over the European region using
four spot beams. e-Bird will have an operating lifetime of about
10 years.
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