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ESA and Inmarsat sign innovative Alphasat satellite contract
11-23-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)ESA PR 34-2007. ESA and Inmarsat Global Ltd announce on Friday 23 November in Paris the formal signature of the contract for Alphasat satellite, one of the world's largest telecommunications satellites.
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