November 2009 A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends. IS-14, IS-15 and W7 Successfully Launched Astrium to Build Four Satellites for SES On November 23, Intelsat, Ltd. announced Astrium, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the successful launch of its Intelsat 14 (IS- EADS, and SES S.A. announced on 14) satellite on an Atlas V launcher provided November 30 that SES has ordered four by United Launch Alliance. IS-14, built by satellites from Astrium, based on its Eurostar Space Systems/Loral based on its 1300 E3000 platform, to provide capacity for its platform, is equipped with 40 C-band and 22 SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES Ku-band transponders to provide divisions. The satellites are scheduled for telecommunications services to the Americas, launch between 2012 and 2014. Three of the Europe and Africa from the 45°WL orbital satellites, designated ASTRA 2E, ASTRA 2F location. On November 24, International and ASTRA 2G, will provide next generation Launch Services successfully launched the broadcast, VSAT and broadband services in W7 communications satellite for Eutelsat Europe and Africa from the 28.2°EL orbital Communications on a Proton M/Breeze M location. The fourth satellite, designated launcher. Built by Thales Alenia Space ASTRA 5B, will provide Direct-to-Home and based on its Spacebus 4000 C4 platform, Direct-to-Cable services, plus contribution W7 is equipped with up to 70 Ku-band feeds to Digital Terrestrial Television transponders connected to six high- networks in Eastern Europe and neighboring performance fixed and steerable beams to markets from its 31.5°EL orbital location. provide services to anchor pay-TV operators SES Invests in O3b Networks in Russia, the Ukraine and sub-Saharan SES S.A. announced on November 16 that it Africa and provide replacement capacity to has made a minority investment in O3b customers in Europe, North Africa, the Middle Networks to support the development of East and central Asia from the 36°EL orbital O3b’s satellite-based, global internet location. On November 30, Land Launch backbone network. SES joins current launched the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) satellite for investors Google, Liberty Global, HSBC Intelsat using a Zenit-3 SLB launcher from and North Bridge Venture Partners and will the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. invest a total of $75m in the company, as well IS-15 will replace Intelsat 709 at the 85°EL as contribute engineering and commercial Space Business Review orbital location and provide video and data services to support O3b’s development. services to the Middle East, Indian Ocean Eutelsat and ABS Sign Strategic Agreement Region and Russia. Eutelsat Communications and Asia November Launch Services Orders Broadcast Satellite announced on On November 9, APT Satellite Company November 16 the execution of a strategic Ltd. announced that its high-capacity agreement for commercial cooperation at the communications satellite, APSTAR 7, will be 75°EL orbital location. According to this launched by a Long March 3B vehicle agreement, Eutelsat is co-locating its sometime between February and April 2012. EUROBIRD 4 satellite, renamed W75/ABS- APSTAR 7, built by Thales Alenia Space 1B, at the 75°EL orbital location with the based on the Spacebus 4000 C2 platform, ABS-1 and ABS-1A satellites operated by will be equipped with 28 Ku-band and 28 C- ABS. This redeployment will add 8 Ku-band band transponders to provide broadcast and transponders to the 75°EL orbital location to telecommunications services to the Asia provide services to markets in the Middle Pacific Region, Africa, the Middle East and East, central Asia and Russia. parts of Europe from its 76.5°EL orbital ABS Acquires Mabuhay location. On November 10, International Asia Broadcast Satellite announced on Launch Services announced that it has November 6 that it will acquire the signed an agreement with SIRIUS XM Radio Philippines-based satellite operator Mabuhay for launch of the XM-5 satellite on a Proton Satellite Corporation. The acquisition launcher. Built by Space Systems/Loral includes the entirety of Mabuhay’s assets, based on its 1300 platform, XM-5 will be including the Space Systems/Loral-built located at the 85°WL orbital location and Agila 2 satellite and the Subic Ground provide digital-music, entertainment and data Control Center. Closing of the transaction BEIJING services to SIRIUS XM Radio subscribers in FRANKFURT will occur following receipt of U.S. North America. The satellite is scheduled for HONG KONG government approvals. LONDON launch in 2010. LOS ANGELES MUNICH To learn about Milbank’s Space Business Practice, or view previous issues of the Space Business Review, please visit www.milbank.com. 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