Paris, 30 June 2010

Eutelsat has selected Astrium to deliver W5A Satellite (replacing W5) at 70.5° East location in geostationary orbit. The new 48-transponder Ku-band satellite will more than double Eutelsat's capacity at this position. W5A is the 10th telecommunications satellite awarded to Astrium in the past 18 months.

More info: http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2010/pdf/PR2910-W5A.pdf