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| HIGH-POWER BOEING 601 TO SERVE MULTIPLE CONTINENTS - PAS-10, a Boeing 601HP satellite, was ordered from Boeing Satellite Systems in Sept. 1999 by PanAmSat Corporation. The 9-600-watt satellite will provide international services to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe from its orbital position of 68.5 degrees East longitude. The 23rd satellite to join the PanAmSat fleet, PAS-10 is scheduled for launch in May 2001 on a Proton launch vehicle. With a payload consisting of 48 transponders, 24 in Ku-band and 24 in C-band, PAS-10 will provide PAS-10 has a design life of at least 15 years.
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