RI to launch new satellite

Wed, 14 Jul 1999 | Source: DJ

PARIS (Dow Jones): Arianespace SA will launch two satellites in August, the company said Tuesday in a press release.

On Aug.4, Arianespace will launch Telkom-1 for customer PT Telekomunikasi of Indonesia, and on Aug. 26 will launch Koreasat- 3 for Korea Telecom of South Korea, Arianespace said.

Arianespace said it plans to launch the same number of satellites this year as in 1998 - 10 of its own "Ariane" satellites and 14 satellites built by other companies.

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