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Russian space officials said on Monday that the Cosmonaut program placed the European Ka-Sat into orbit overnight by using a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. "The satellite was successfully put into orbit at 10:03 Moscow time (0703 GMT)," the Khrunichev space center said Monday in a statement.The Proton failed to place three Russian navigation satellites into orbit on December 5 after they fell into the Pacific ocean about 900 miles off the coast of...

PARIS, December 27, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The KA-SAT satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has been successfully lofted into orbit by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS. Lift-off of Eutelsat's 6.1 tonne satellite took place on 26 December at 21.51 GMT (22.51 CET). After a 9-hour 12-minute flight, the launcher released KA-SAT into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Acquisition of the satellite's telemetry signal by Eutelsat's control centre at the...

PARIS, December 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) confirmed today that the launch campaign of its KA-SAT satellite by an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle has resumed at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch is scheduled in the night of 26 to 27 December 2010 (21.51GMT, 22.51CET on 26 December, 03.51 in Baikonour on 27 December). Spacecraft separation will occur approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff. Joint operations...

PARIS, November 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The KA-SAT satellite of Eutelsat Communications' (Euronext Paris: ETL) was flown into the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 19 and is now in final stages of readiness for launch by a Proton rocket on December 20. Breaking new barriers in capacity Built for Eutelsat by Astrium, and weighing in at 6.1 tonnes, KA-SAT will be the cornerstone of a new European infrastructure which includes eight main gateways and two...

- Total first quarter revenues up 12.9% to EUR285.6 million - Video: +8.1%, driven notably by continued growth in TV channels across all markets - Data and Value-Added Services: +23.5%, meeting demands for Internet and GSM traffic - Multi-usage: +25.8% particularly for capacity in the Middle East and Central Asia - Objectives confirmed for full-year 2010 - 2011 and the period 2010 - 2013 Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 -...

Eutelsat said its most recent spacecraft failed less than 24 hours before being launched on an Ariane rocket from French Guiana. The Paris-based satellite operator said the W3B platform developed a leaked in its propellant system and could not raise itself into orbit. The spacecraft would have been stationed high above the equator at 16 degrees East, to help provide TV, radio, Internet and other data services to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean islands. Eutelsat has...

PARIS, October 5, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite operators, today announced new agreements with telecommunications service provider Horizon Satellite Services for capacity on Eutelsat's W2A, W6 and EUROBIRD(TM) 4A satellites. The agreements further strengthen partner relations between the two companies that were initiated in 2003 with capacity leased on the W5 satellite, and which now extend to the...

KOUROU, French Guiana and PARIS, October 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The W3B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) was flown into French Guiana on September 30 and has been transferred to the Guiana Space Centre to be readied for launch by Arianespace on October 28. Lift-off of the Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle is scheduled for October 28 in a launch window opening at 21.51 to 23.17 GMT (23.51 to 01.17 CET). Built by Thales Alenia Space, and weighing in at...

AMSTERDAM, September 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - 10-14 September, RAI Amsterdam, Stand 1D59 Highlights - KA-SAT -Quantum leap in bandwidth for broadband - Tooway(TM) - Premiere of new-generation antenna and terminal - ORANGE 3D - Making 3DTV a reality "en France" - HDTV - Rapidly redefining pay-TV - New Eutelsat satellites - Driving digital growth in dynamic markets Eutelsat, Europe's leading satellite operator, will display digital...

- Targets surpassed: - Revenue growth of more than EUR100 million: +11.3% at EUR 1.047 billion - Record profitability: EBITDA[1] at EUR 827.8 million (+11.5%) - Group share of net income: EUR 269.5 million (+9.0%) - Proposed dividend growing by +15% at EUR0.76 per share - Exceptional visibility: backlog at EUR 4.9 billion (+24%) representing 4.7 years of revenues - Solid outlook: - Revenue Compound Average Growth Rate above 7%...