The US satellite manufacturing arm of Orbital Sciences Corp has been selected for the construction of the Palapa E communications satellite by Indosat. According to Space News, the firm has been authorised via a contract to order long lead items. The satellite will be launched in 2016 and will operate over the longitude of 150.5E in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO).
UPDATE: This contract was later CANCELLED in Q2 2014 – Indosat cancelled contract after losing the operating rights to the 150.5E orbital slot to state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI).