ARIANESPACE ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WITH INTELSAT

Arianespace has won a contract with Intelsat covering the launch of one satellite, plus the option to loft four more satellites between 2011 and 2015. Arianespace will call on the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launch vehicles to deploy innovative solutions to meet the requirements of Intelsat’s upcoming satellites – which range in size from 3,000 to 6,100 kg.