EUTELSAT W7 SATELLITE IN BAIKONOUR AND ON TRACK FOR PROTON LAUNCH ON NOVEMBER 23

Paris, 2 November 2009
The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome on October 20, and is now in final stages of preparation for launch on November 23 by International Launch Services (ILS) on board a Proton Breeze M booster. The Proton lift-off is scheduled on November 23 at 14.22 GMT (15.22 CET).