[afnog] NSS8 satellite demise

[Mark Tinka]

On Friday 02 February 2007 19:12, Steven G. Huter wrote:

> The NSS8 satellite was intended to replace the NSS-703 bird with
> coverage over Africa where available capacity is currently in
> short supply and demand is high, but it exploded during the
> launch on Jan. 30.

This is going to push space segment pricing up in the short to 
medium term as the demand in this region soars.

Mark.
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