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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trigger" data-source="post: 702609" data-attributes="member: 186777">Operating for Nilesat of Egypt, the spacecraft will be positioned 22,300 miles above the equator at 7 degrees west longitude. The satellite will join three other spacecraft at that location, including Nilesat 101, Nilesat 102, and Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 4A platform under a partnership between Egypt and the European satellite operator.According to Thales, Nilesat 201 will begin commercial operations in September. The satellite's communications cargo includes 24 Ku-band and four Ka-band transponders. Text taken from  _http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v196/preview.htmlThe important bit is september before operational</blockquote>