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SSL bags Amos-8 and BSAT-4b manufacturing contracts

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Satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral on March 26 announced two satellite operators contracted the company to build geostationary telecommunications satellites ahead of fast-approaching 2020 deadlines.

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Arianespace resets next launch to late September after finding electrical equipment problem

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Arianespace is rescheduling the Ariane 5 launch meant for yesterday to the end of the month, having traced the source of the computer-triggered mission abort to a solid-propellant booster problem.

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Last-second scrub delays Ariane 5 launch of Intelsat-37e and Bsat-4a satellites

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A last-second abort halted an Ariane 5 launch of two telecommunications satellites Tuesday evening.

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