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Small GEO Platform contract signed
03-28-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)ESA PR 16-2007. Today in Berlin, ESA officially announced the signing with OHB/Germany of a €100 million framework contract to develop a European Small Geostationary Satellite platform for telecommunication missions.
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