WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Orbital ATK “will team with Airbus Defense and Space to build EUTELSAT 5 West B, marking the first time the two have partnered on satellite work,” the release explained.
The satellite is to be built in the US state of Virginia for a planned 2018 launch by a Proton rocket from the Russian-run Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, according to the release.
Eutelsat is a leading provider of satellite-based TV, radio and communications services to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and parts of Asia and the Americas.
Terms of the contract, including its value, were not disclosed.
