Arianespace, ILS announce launch contracts
Posted: Fri, Nov 8, 2002, 8:55 PM ET (0155 GMT)
Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) each announced Friday the signing of new commercial launch contracts. Arianespace reported that it had reached a deal with Indonesian telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to launch its TELKOM-2 satellite on an Ariane 5 in 2004. PT Telkom signed a contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation last month to build the spacecraft. ILS, meanwhile, announced Friday that it has reached a deal with Hellas-Sat to launch its eponymous satellite on an Atlas 5 in early 2003. The contract had been anticipated for some time, as ILS has reassigned the Nimiq 2 spacecraft, which was to be launched on an Atlas 5, to a Proton. The spacecraft, an Astrium Eurostar E2000+, was originally built for Intelsat and had been planned for launch by New Skies Satellites at one time. Terms of either deal were not disclosed.
Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) each announced Friday the signing of new commercial launch contracts. Arianespace reported that it had reached a deal with Indonesian telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to launch its TELKOM-2 satellite on an Ariane 5 in 2004. PT Telkom signed a contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation last month to build the spacecraft. ILS, meanwhile, announced Friday that it has reached a deal with Hellas-Sat to launch its eponymous satellite on an Atlas 5 in early 2003. The contract had been anticipated for some time, as ILS has reassigned the Nimiq 2 spacecraft, which was to be launched on an Atlas 5, to a Proton. The spacecraft, an Astrium Eurostar E2000+, was originally built for Intelsat and had been planned for launch by New Skies Satellites at one time. Terms of either deal were not disclosed.
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