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Sea Launch Partners with Intelsat on Multi-Launch Agreement
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sea Launch and Intelsat have
signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch
system, scheduled for execution beginning in late 2010 through 2012.
"We want to thank the Intelsat team for their continued confidence in our
team and our launch system," said Kjell Karlsen, president and general manager
of Sea Launch. "This agreement demonstrates the long-standing partnership that
Sea Launch has developed with Intelsat over several years, featuring eight
successful missions to date, most recently the flawless launch of the Galaxy
19 satellite on September 24. This award, from the industry's leading
satellite operator, represents a significant addition to the Sea Launch
manifest. We are looking forward to executing these five additional missions
in support of Intelsat's fleet replacement requirements."
"Intelsat has had a long-term relationship with Sea Launch. This year, Sea
Launch executed two successful launch missions for Intelsat, delivering our
Galaxy 18 and Galaxy 19 spacecraft into orbit which completely refreshed the
North American Galaxy fleet," said Ken Lee, Intelsat's senior vice president,
space systems. "We look forward to working with Sea Launch in the years to
come as we introduce new spacecraft, optimized to deliver critical
transmission services for our video, voice, network services and government
customers."
About Sea Launch Company
Sea Launch Company, LLC, headquartered inLong Beach, Calif., offers the
most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit for commercial
communications satellites. With the advantage of a launch site on the Equator,
the robust Zenit-3SL rocket can lift a heavier mass or provide longer life on
orbit, offering best value plus optimized spacecraft orbital delivery. Sea
Launch also offers Land Launch services for medium weight satellites, which
initiates missions from the Baikonur Space Center inKazakhstan. For more
information, please visit the Sea Launch website at: http://www.sea-launch.com
SOURCE Sea Launch Company
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