Spacecom Picks IAI To Build Amos 6 Telecom Satellite

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Israeli satellite fleet operator Spacecom has selected Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) to build the Amos 6 telecommunications satellite under a $200 million contract announced June 24. The satellite, to be launched in 2014 or 2015 to replace Amos 2 at 4 degrees west, will cany an electronics payload built by Canada's MDA Corp. under a preliminary agreement expected to lead to a contract valued at about $90 million.