Intelsat Announces Two Launch Contracts

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Intelsat Announces Two Launch Contracts

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Intelsat LLC announced that it has signed two launch services contracts for the launch of two Intelsat X series satellites. The agreements were signed with Boeing Launch Services for a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL vehicle and with International Launch Services (ILS) for its Proton M/Briz M vehicle. Financial details were not disclosed. The Sea Launch contract was signed on December 12, 2001. The Intelsat 10-01 satellite is scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2003 and the 10-02 spacecraft for the third quarter.

The 10-01 and 10-02 satellites are being manufactured by Astrium using the Eurostar 3000 bus. The 10-01 is scheduled to be deployed at 310°E and has been designed to provide 23 Ku-band and 56 C-band transponders. The 10-02 is planned for the 359°E location with 36 Ku-band and 70 C-band transponders. These spacecraft have a design life span of 13 years each.

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January 15, 2002