Astrium To Build Hispasat Amazonas Probe (Dec. 27)
The Hispasat Board of Directors meeting on 20 December 2001, has selected Astrium following international competition, to build its most powerful satellite, Amazonas, to be launched in spring 2004.
Amazonas will provide a full range of telecommunications services with 51 transponders to Brazil, North and South America, and a transatlantic link for Europe.
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Hispasat Selects Astrium For The Amazonas Satellite
