Hispasat to Launch Amazonas 4A Satellite in December

Spain's Hispasat plans to launch the Amazonas 4A satellite, built in the record time of 18 months, in December to meet existing demand in the Americas, where the company gets 55 percent of its business, Hispasat CEO Carlos Espinos said. The European satellite market has felt the economic recession and is "in contraction" but the overall market is reaching equilibrium thanks to the fact that growth is continuing in the Americas, Espinos said in an interview. More

(Source: Latin American Herald Tribune - Oct 8)