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Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract For ARSAT-1 Payload

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Monday, September 14th, 2009

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Thales Alenia Space Sept. 8 said it signed a contract with Argentina's ARSAT to supply the payload for the ARSAT-1 satellite, as part of the SSGAT (Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino de Telecomunicaciones) program to manufacture the first Argentine geostationary telecom satellite. "This contract once again confirms our leadership in the telecom payload market," said Reynald Seznec, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space. "We are very pleased to support both the growth of the operator ARSAT, and the emergence of…

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