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Arianspace Launch Largest Commercial Satellite For TerreStar

Arianespace yesterday launched the largest commercial satellite into space, the TerreStar-1 for North America satellite phone company, TerreStar Networks Inc. The launch was carried out by Ariane 5 ECA from the European Space Port in the Guiana Space Center. TerreStar-1 was built by Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto, California on behalf of the satellite operator TerreStar Networks Inc. based in Reston, Virginia. Weighing nearly 6,910 kg at launch, TerreStar-1 is the largest commercial communications satellite ever launched. It will be positioned at 111 degrees West, offering new-generation mobile communications services across the entire United States and Canada.

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