Ils Proton Puts Eutelsat's W2a Spacecraft Into Orbit

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An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket successfully placed Eutelsat's W2A telecommunications into orbit April 4 from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Reston, Va.-based ILS, Eutelsat of Paris and satellite builder Thales Alenia Space of Cannes, France, announced.rnIn addition to a Ku- and C-band payload to replace existing capacity at Eutelsat's 10 degrees west longitude orbital slot, the 5,900-kilogram satellite also carries a payload to permit a Eutelsat-SES jointventure company to offer mobile satellite services in Europe.rnW2A is a Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000 C4 design carrying 46 Ku-band and 10 C-band transponders for coverage of Europe, die Middle East and North Africa, with a separate beam aimed at southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region.