Boeing Orders Batteries for Initial AII-electrro Satellites

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Battery manufacturer Saft of Paris will provide lithium-ion battery packs to power the first batch of Boeing 702SP all-electric satellites under a multimillion-dollar contract, Saft announced Dec. 5.rnUnder the contract, whose precise value was not disclosed, Saft's Cock-eysville, Md., plant will deliver battery packs for the four 702SP satellites Boeing is building for commercial fleet operators Asia Broadcast Satellite of Hong Kong and Mexico's Satmex.rnThe two operators have ordered two 702SP satellites each, inaugurating a new product line for Boeing and introducing the world's first all-electric commercial telecommunications satellites.