Boeing gets third satellite order from ABS
(Reuters) - Boeing Co said it received a contract to build its third all-electric propulsion satellite for privately held commercial satellite provider ABS.
Boeing, which competes with Lockheed Martin Corp and Elon Musk's SpaceEx in the commercial satellite market, said the satellite, ABS-8, is scheduled for delivery in 2017.
ABS-8 will expand broadcast and enterprise services to Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, the company said.
The ABS-8 has a payload of more than 9 kilowatts, making it the highest power payload to date on a Boeing 702SP (small platform).
ABS is a commercial satellite provider based in Bermuda and Hong Kong.
(Reporting by Radhika Rukmangadhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
