Article: Eutelsat W7 Satellite in Baikonour and on Track for Proton Launch on November 23.

PARIS, November 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome on October 20, and is now in final stages of preparation for launch on November 23 by International Launch Services (ILS) on board a Proton Breeze M booster. The Proton lift-off is scheduled on November 23 at 14.22 GMT (15.22 CET).

Built for Eutelsat by Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat's newest and most powerful satellite to date will be colocated with W4 at 36 degrees East to more than double resources at one of Eutelsat's fastest-growing neighbourhoods.

Through a configuration of up to 70 transponders connected ...






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