[Satellite TODAY 10-06-10] Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) selected International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the AsiaSat 7 satellite on an ILS Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2011, ILS announced Oct. 4.
    The C- and Ku-band satellite is being built by Space Systems/Loral based on the 1300 platform and will replace AsiaSat 3S at 105.5 degrees East. 
    “With this launch opportunity on the ILS Proton, we are continuing our replacement strategy to provide continuity of services to our current and potential new customers across Asia, Middle East, CIS and Australasia. We know we can count on the professionalism of ILS and Khrunichev for a successful launch for AsiaSat 7,” AsiaSat CEO William Wade said in a statement.