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Eutelsat teamed with the Russian Satellite Communication Co. (RSCC) to...

Eutelsat teamed with the Russian Satellite Communication Co. (RSCC) to lease capacity for broadcasting and IP services on two RSCC satellites that will be launched in 2013 and 2015. The contracts for the two 15-year leases are valued at about…

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$380 million, Eutelsat said in a press release (http://xrl.us/bnxm8o). The satellites, Express-AT2 and Express-AMU1, will be launched to provide follow-on and expansion capacity for Eutelsat 36A at the 36 degrees east position, it said. Express-AT2 will “more than double Ku-band capacity for satellite broadcasting at the key video neighborhood serving Russia’s Far East region.” Express-AMU1 will give coverage of part of the Russian Federation in Ku and Ka bands and ensure service continuity for broadcast markets developed by Eutelsat in sub-Saharan Africa, Eutelsat said.