WASHINGTON — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat of Paris and its partner, Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Co., will launch the Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 telecommunications satellite aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2013 under a contract the companies announced March 12.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.