ARIANESPACE AWARDED LAUNCH CONTRACT FOR NEW DAWN SATELLITE

Arianespace has signed an agreement to orbit the Intelsat New Dawn satellite for New Dawn Satellite Company Ltd. – a joint venture between Intelsat and a South African investor group led by Convergence Partners. New Dawn’s launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana is planned for the end of 2010, using an Ariane 5 or Soyuz vehicle.