OREANDA-NEWS. September 11, 2009. International Launch Services (ILS) and Eutelsat, a leading provider of satellite telecommunications, announced a contract for the launch of the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton, reported the press-centre of Khrunichev.

The W7 satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space and is currently in preparation for delivery to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ILS and Khrunichev are implementing a mission integration schedule to support a mid-November 2009 launch.

Read the full press release at http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-090709.