Gascom opens tender for two new satellites: The Russian satellite operator Gascom has announced a tender process for its next generation of satellites. Its owner, the Russian energy behemoth Gazprom, has issued an open tender for the right to enter into a turnkey delivery for two Yamal-400 satellites. Gascom has targeted a 2011 launch for the Yamal-400 series, and the company has said that the new satellites will be twice as powerful as their predecessors, the yet-to-be launched Yamal-300s which are scheduled to go up in 2009. ...
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