Satellite fleet operator SES expects to select a manufacturer for at least three, and possibly four, satellites by mid-October to begin the replacement of its Astra direct-to-home satellite fleet, an order worth upwards of $700 million that has attracted bids from the principal U.S. and European builders of large satellites, SES Chief Executive Romain Bausch said Sept. 8.
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