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Articles tagged with: Kourou
World's Largest Commercial Satellite Arrives at Launch Facility
The world's largest commercial satellite has arrived in kourou, French Guiana in preparation for launch onboard the Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle. The satellite will provide integrated satellite and terrestrial mobile services using conventionally-sized dual mode handsets. more
Related Tags: ariane-5, satellite, terrestar, partner, terrestar-networks, French Guiana
RASCOM satellite to spare Africa 250bn CFAF a year
APA-Douala (Cameroon) The 22 December 2007 launch of the first Pan-African Telecommunications satellite (RASCOM-QAF1) at kourou (French Guiana) is a "boom" for the development of telecoms throughout the continent, especially as Africa is billed to save an annual 250 billion CFA francs (US$560 million), Cameroon Telecommunications (CAMTEL) told APA on Wednesday. more
Related Tags: satellite, Cameroon
French telecom outfit faces problems in providing service in Africa
APA - Dakar, (Senegal) French private telecommunications company RASCOMSTAR qaf Toulouse, in charge of operating the system of the first pan-African telecommunication satellite RASCOM (Regional African Satellite Communication) launched on 22 December 2007, told APA that it is endeavouring to know more about the leakage in the pressurisation system of the fuel tanks of the satellite reported on December 29th by the constructor Thales Alenia Space. more
Related Tags: satellite
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