PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat will launch its W7 telecommunications satellite on an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket as early as November in a contract signed amid continued uncertainty over whether Sea Launch Co., now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, could make good on its commitment to launch the satellite this year, Eutelsat and ILS announced Sept. 7.
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