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Bern, Switzerland, January 24, 2012 – Sea Launch will launch the Intelsat 21 communications satellite in the third quarter of 2012. The spacecraft will be lofted into an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) utilizing the reliable Sea Launch Zenit 3SL launch system. The launch will occur from Sea Launch's Odyssey launch platform at its equatorial launch site located at 154 degrees West longitude, in the international waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Built by Boeing Satellite Systems Inc., the 702-MP Intelsat 21 satellite will replace the Intelsat 9 satellite located at 302 degrees East, and will serve the leading video distribution and DTH neighborhoods in Latin America. It is designed for 15 years of service.
"Sea Launch is very pleased to be entrusted with another launch from the world's largest satellite operator," said Kjell Karlsen, President of Sea Launch. "We greatly value the trust and confidence placed in the entire Sea Launch team with this key assignment."
Sea Launch and Intelsat signed a multiple launch services agreement for up to five missions on the Sea Launch system in 2010.
About Sea Launch AG
Sea Launch AG, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, provides strategic end–to–end launch solutions to the industry's satellite operator community based on the venerable Zenit launch system. These services include the provision of all–inclusive launch services as well as schedule assurance, financing, risk management; insurance and creative contracting solutions to meet the changing demands of the commercial launch market. Sea Launch AG owns and manages the primary technology, patent and other intellectual property and tangible assets of the company. These include the Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander vessels located in the Home Port facility in Long Beach, California, and the unique know–how associated with launching satellites from an ocean–based launch platform located directly on the equator. Sea Launch AG contracts directly and exclusively with Energia Logistics Ltd. as its technical partner for the delivery and execution of Sea Launch Zenit–3SL launch services. The Sea Launch system offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications satellites, providing diversity of supply, affordability and flexibility for the industry's satellite operators. For more information, please visit the Sea Launch website at: www.sea-launch.com.
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For over 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world's leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet Service Providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat's satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.
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Contacts:
Peter Stier, +44 31 380 00 08, peter.stier@sea-launch.ch
Dianne VanBeber, (202) 944-7406, dianne.vanbeber@intelsat.com
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