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Date: May 27 21:09 2010

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Date: Aug 12 14:44 2007

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The Arab Satellite Communications Organisation (Arabsat), the 30-year old leading Arab communications satellite operator based in Riyadh, signed a contract with a European consortium of companies to manufacture and launch two of its 5th generation satellites. A firm contract for manufacturing Arabsat-5A and BADR-5 was signed in the capital recently between Arabsat and a consortium of European companies, EADS-Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, to build the first two of its 5th generation satellites programme. Read more __________________

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Date: Jun 19 20:55 2007

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Arianespace to launch an Arabsat 5 satellite The satellite will be launched into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Launch is slated at earliest in 2009. This is the 11th Service & Solutions launch contract signed by Arianespace with a customer from the Middle East. The Arabsat 5th G satellites will be built by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, as part of a turnkey contract with satcom operator Arabsat, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Astrium will provide the Eurostar E3000 platforms and will take charge of satellite integration, while Thales Alenia Space will supply the payloads. The fifth-generation Arabsat satellites will provide a comprehensive, and innovative, range of communications services and also broadcast television channels throughout the Middle East and North Africa, as well as for the first time in this region, full in-orbit "hot" back-up for Arabsat's constellation of direct-to-home satellites at 26°E. Their design life exceeds 15 years. "Our company is very proud and honoured to once again serve Arabsat. We have worked closely with this well-known operator since the launch of Arabsat-1A in 1985, signing a total of seven satellite launch contracts including this latest one. I would like to personally thank Arabsat for once again placing their trust in Arianespace" - Jean-Yves Le Gall, Arianespace Chairman and CEO. Source Arianespace __________________

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Date: Jun 17 12:53 2007

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International Launch Services (ILS) announced today it has been selected to launch a fifth-generation satellite for Arabsat. ILS will launch the satellite, either Arabsat-5A or BADR-5, in the 2009-2010 timeframe on a Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ILS partner Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre builds the Proton in Russia. A consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space is building the satellites and is responsible for delivering the satellites in orbit. EADS Astrium will supply the Eurostar E3000 platforms and integrate the satellites. Thales Alenia Space will design and build the communications payloads. "With the successful launch of Arabsat's BADR-4 satellite on a Proton last November, ILS is again honored to be selected to provide Arabsat launch capability to fuel continued growth in this exciting region" - Frank McKenna, ILS President. ILS has carried out 40 commercial launches on Proton since the joint venture with Khrunichev was formed in 1993. The Proton vehicle is Russia's premier heavy-lift launcher, and has carried out many historic missions in its 42 years of service. Arabsat-5A will have a launch mass of 4,800 kg. The multi-payload satellite will replace Arabsat-2B, which is reaching the end of its service life. Arabsat-5A will provide additional capacity for a comprehensive range of satellite communications services over sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, and beyond. BADR-5 will have a launch mass of 5,400 kg. It will primarily provide full in-orbit backup capacity for BADR-4 and BADR-6 television services. Complementary missions include supporting the expected boom of HDTV and, thanks to its Ka-band capacity, the development of sophisticated interactive services. Read more __________________

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