Missprint - AMC 16 is only temporary until Anik F3 is launched. F3 is a twin of Anik F1R - and will act also as an inorbit spare for Anik F1/F1R/F2. Probably the reason, that Dish will not use it for core SD or HD.
Ciel 2, to be launched to 129 in 2008; is an Alcatel satellite which will have...