On 1 July 2009, at 2.52 p.m. (Kourou time), 6.52 p.m. (UK time), another Ariane 5 developed and built by Astrium was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, with the world’s largest commercial telecommunications satellite on board, TerreStar-1.
Paris,
18
June 2009
- Astrium Services has been selected by the Irish Department of
Defence to deliver end-to-end welfare satellite communication
services to its troops deployed overseas in Chad across three camps.
Le Bourget, 18 June 2009 – The French Ministry of Defence’s telecommunications operator, DIRISI, awarded the entire ASTEL-S contract to Astrium Services at the end of April 2009. Astrium has now become the ministry’s sole supplier in the private sector of fixed satellite services.
Eric Béranger, CEO Astrium Services said: “This success confirms the French Ministry of Defence’s keen interest in our portfolio of services and their satisfaction with the quality of what we offer."
