Asiasat backup

1998-12-09T12:01:00

Hughes Space and Communications will build a backup Asiasat communications satellite for Asia Satellite telecommunications. The HS-601 spacecraft will back up the Asiasat 3S, a replacement for the Asiasat 3, which was lost in a Proton launch failure last year. The new craft, called the Asiasat 3SB, will be available ...

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