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RUSSIAN TV SATELLITE -- BONUM-1, based in Russia, has ordered a high-power HS 376 model satellite, launch vehicle services on a Boeing Delta II rocket, and ground satellite control equipment from Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. The satellite, named after its owner, will deliver direct-to-home digital television services to the western part of Russia. Scheduled to last 11 years, BONUM-1 is expected to be delivered in-orbit in November 1998 and will be located at 36 degrees East longitude. BONUM-1 is the 53rd HS 376 model to be ordered from Hughes by customers around the world.


HUGHES SPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HUGHES SPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
Communications and Customer Relations
P.O. Box 92919 (S10/S323)
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(310) 364-6363
www.hughespace.com

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