Europe's billion-dollar Alphasat I-XL telecommunications satellite, financed by the French and European space agencies to maintain Europe's commercial competitiveness against the likes of Boeing, Space Systems/Loral and Lockheed Martin, is being prepared for a first launch that may be the program's last. Alphasat I-XL has been purchased by mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat, which will use the satellite to add to its core L-band business. Inmarsat officials attending an Alphasat briefing at Astrium Satellites' facilities here May 17 said Alphasat I-XL offers Inmarsat unsurpassed flexibility of coverage and power, allowing the company to direct power as demand requires among the satellite's 400 spot beams.
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机译：由法国和欧洲航天局资助的，价值数十亿美元的欧洲Alphasat I-XL电信卫星，旨在保持欧洲对波音，Space Systems / Loral和洛克希德·马丁等公司的商业竞争力，这可能是该计划的首次发射持续。移动卫星服务运营商Inmarsat已购买Alphasat I-XL，后者将使用卫星来增加其核心L波段业务。 Inmarsat官员在5月17日出席Astrium卫星公司设施的Alphasat简报会上说，Alphasat I-XL为Inmarsat提供了无与伦比的覆盖范围和电源灵活性，使该公司能够根据需求在卫星的400点射束中直接供电。
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