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New BSAT-4b Satellite Performing According to Plan

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Tom Patton
Aug 27, 2020
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The BSAT-4b satellite, built for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) by Maxar Technologies and successfully launched earlier this month, is performing according to plan.

BSAT-4b deployed its solar arrays and began receiving and sending signals following a launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace launch base in Kourou, French Gu…

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