The largest ever telecommunications satellite constructed in Europe was been safely launched into space.
The 6.6 tonne Alphasat was designed and built in the UK by Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS, at its sites in Stevenage and Portsmouth. It sits on board the Alphabus platform which was developed in collaboration with Thales and the whole craft was launched safely into space from Kourou, French Guiana yesterday evening. It was…
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