ARIANESPACE MARKS THE 33rd CONSECUTIVE MISSION SUCCESS FOR ARIANE 5

Ariane 5 successfully lofted the civilian Amazonas 2 satellite and the COMSATBw-1 military telecommunications platform from the Spaceport in French Guiana today. This latest launch maintains Arianespace’s robust mission pace, with a total of seven flights planned during 2009 – the busiest year of launch activity for Ariane 5 since its commercial introduction in 1999.