Following the postponement of the launch on Friday, February 24, 2006, Alcatel Alenia Space has performed a complete verification of the telemetry signal system of Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 7A satellite. As a result the satellite was confirmed to be in perfect health and ready for launch.
The launch is now scheduled during the night of Thursday, March 9, 2006, as soon as possible within the following launch window:
22:06 - 23:13 GMT
23:06 - 00:13, Paris and Madrid.
