HOT BIRD™ 10 AND NSS-9 ARE READIED FOR ARIANE 5’S INITIAL FLIGHT OF 2009

Preparations for Arianespace’s February 12 mission are in full swing following delivery of the SES NEWSKIES NSS-9 satellite to French Guiana and the fueling of Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ 10. NSS-9 arrived at Cayenne’s Rochambeau International Airport aboard a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner on January 16.