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For its fifth launch of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites (Galaxy 30 and BSAT-4b) and one life extension vehicle (Mission Extension Vehicle-2 or MEV-2) using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center. The Galaxy 30/MEV-2 is a Northrop Grumman Corporation (former Orbital ATK) program combining two satellites stacked together: Intelsat’s Galaxy 30 and Mission Extension Vehicle-2 for SpaceLogistics LLC, a satellite servicing vehicle which will dock first to Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02). Galaxy 30 (G-30) will be the first replacement satellite in Intelsat’s North American Galaxy fleet refresh. It will provide high-performance broadcast distribution capabilities, including Ultra-High Definition (HD) and over-the-top (OTT), while also supporting broadband, mobility and enterprise network solutions. MEV-2 is supplied by Northrop Grumman for the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC. Intelsat 10-02 will be the first customer of the MEV-2. Once docked, it will control the orbit of the customer satellite using its own thrusters. After its mission for IS-10-02, MEV-2 will undock and be available for another customer’s vehicle. The BSAT-4b satellite, designed and built for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), a leading broadcasting satellite operator in Japan, will be used for Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service above the Japan archipelago. BSAT-4b satellite will serve as a backup system after BSAT-4a launched in September 2017. It will be the 10th launch for B-SAT. It will provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) television to ensure exceptional 4K/8K ultra-high definition (UHD) video distribution above the Japan archipelago, like its twin BSAT-4a. It is designed to provide service for 15 years or longer.

Final step in Ariane 5 latest performance improvement program decided in 2016, Flight VA253 brings the total increase in payload capacity to 300 kg since then. The two of the three companies whose satellites are being launched are both long-standing customers – Intelsat for 37 years and B-SAT for 23 years – clearly proving the excellence of Arianespace’s service offering and long-term customer relations. The third, Northrop Grumman’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, is a first-time customer to Arianespace. Since the reopening of the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, teams from Arianespace and ArianeGroup have focused on preparing this very innovative mission under the best possible conditions. Satellites to be placed in orbit will serve Japanese B-SAT and operators Intelsat and Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics LLC. BSAT-4b was built by the American company Maxar Technologies and will be used to broadcast Ultra-High-Definition (UHD, 4K and 8K) direct-to-home television broadcasting across Japan, in conjunction with its twin, BSAT-4a, also built by Maxar and launched by Arianespace in 2017. The other two satellites on this mission were built by the American company Northrop Grumman: the Galaxy 30 UHD video distribution/broadcast and broadband satellite, built for the global network operator, Intelsat, will cover North America, and MEV-2 (Mission Extension Vehicle), a highly innovative satellite servicing vehicle designed to dock to satellites in orbit to provide life extension services. The first customer for MEV-2 will be the Intelsat 10-02 satellite, in geostationary orbit since 2004. MEV-2 will provide five years of service to this satellite. Update: Liftoff is planned on Friday, July 31, 2020, as early as possible within the following launch window: - Between 5:30 p.m. and 6:16 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, - Between 6:30 p.m. and 7:16 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time, - Between 21:30 and 22:16 Universal time (UTC), - Between 11:30 p.m. and 12:16 a.m. Paris time, in the night of July 31 to August 1st, - Between 06:30 a.m. and 07:16 a.m. Japan time, in the morning of August 1st. For further information, download the Flight VA253 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/ Follow the launch live at http://www.arianespace.com and on http://www.youtube.com/arianespace

Final step in Ariane 5 latest performance improvement program decided in 2016, Flight VA253 brings the total increase in payload capacity to 300 kg since then. The two of the three companies whose satellites are being launched are both long-standing customers – Intelsat for 37 years and B-SAT for 23 years – clearly proving the excellence of Arianespace’s service offering and long-term customer relations. The third, Northrop Grumman’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, is a first-time customer to Arianespace. Since the reopening of the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, teams from Arianespace and ArianeGroup have focused on preparing this very innovative mission under the best possible conditions. Satellites to be placed in orbit will serve Japanese B-SAT and operators Intelsat and Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics LLC. BSAT-4b was built by the American company Maxar Technologies and will be used to broadcast Ultra-High-Definition (UHD, 4K and 8K) direct-to-home television broadcasting across Japan, in conjunction with its twin, BSAT-4a, also built by Maxar and launched by Arianespace in 2017. The other two satellites on this mission were built by the American company Northrop Grumman: the Galaxy 30 UHD video distribution/broadcast and broadband satellite, built for the global network operator, Intelsat, will cover North America, and MEV-2 (Mission Extension Vehicle), a highly innovative satellite servicing vehicle designed to dock to satellites in orbit to provide life extension services. The first customer for MEV-2 will be the Intelsat 10-02 satellite, in geostationary orbit since 2004. MEV-2 will provide five years of service to this satellite. Update: Liftoff is planned on Friday, July 31, 2020, as early as possible within the following launch window: - Between 5:30 p.m. and 6:16 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, - Between 6:30 p.m. and 7:16 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time, - Between 21:30 and 22:16 Universal time (UTC), - Between 11:30 p.m. and 12:16 a.m. Paris time, in the night of July 31 to August 1st, - Between 06:30 a.m. and 07:16 a.m. Japan time, in the morning of August 1st. For further information, download the Flight VA253 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/ Follow the launch live at http://www.arianespace.com and on http://www.youtube.com/arianespace

Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël provides an update on the rescheduling of Vega’s Flight VV16.

The launch chronology is underway for Vega Flight VV16, the Proof of Concept mission for Europe’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) rideshare concept. Liftoff is scheduled at 10:51 p.m. (1:51 UTC). For its fifth mission in 2020 and the first Vega flight of the year, Arianespace will orbit 53 satellites on the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (PoC) Flight, performed on behalf of 21 customers from 13 countries. With this mission, designated Flight VV16, Arianespace underscores its comprehensive range of innovative and very competitive services to address the nano- and micro-satellite market sub-segment, serving both institutional and commercial needs. The creation of such a new service using the company’s light-lift Vega led to the SSMS project. VV16’s mission will serve different types of applications: earth observation, telecommunications, science, technology/education, etc. The Vega launch vehicle and its 53 spacecraft payloads are in stable and safe conditions. For further information, download the Flight VV16 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/ Follow the launch live at http://www.arianespace.com and on http://www.youtube.com/arianespace

For its fifth mission in 2020 and the first Vega flight of the year, Arianespace will orbit 53 satellites on the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (PoC) Flight, performed on behalf of 21 customers from 13 countries. With this mission, designated Flight VV16, Arianespace underscores its comprehensive range of innovative and very competitive services to address the nano- and micro-satellite market sub-segment, serving both institutional and commercial needs. The creation of such a new service using the company’s light-lift Vega led to the SSMS project. VV16’s mission will serve different types of applications: earth observation, telecommunications, science, technology/education, etc. Mission Update: As high-altitude winds above the Guiana Space Center remain unfavorable, a new target date will be announced as soon as possible, based on the evolution of weather conditions. The Vega launch vehicle and its 53 spacecraft payloads are in stable and safe conditions. For further information, download the Flight VV16 Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/ Follow the launch live at http://www.arianespace.com and on http://www.youtube.com/arianespace

Arianespace has been delivering the future since its creation 40 years ago. Arianespace uses space to make life better on Earth by providing launch services for all types of satellites into all orbits. It has orbited more than 650 satellites since 1980, using its family of three launchers, Ariane, Soyuz and Vega, from launch sites in French Guiana (South America) and Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, near Paris, and has a technical facility at the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore. Arianespace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, which holds 74% of its share capital, with the balance held by 15 other shareholders from the European launcher industry.

The Flight ST28 was the 28th Soyuz mission carried out by Arianespace and Starsem from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and the fourth successful flight in two months for the European launch services operator. Performed on Saturday, March 21 at 10:06 p.m. local time at Baikonur Cosmodrome (17:06 UTC), Flight ST28 orbited 34 new OneWeb satellites – bringing the total in orbit to 74. “I am very proud of the teams at Arianespace, Starsem and their partners here in Baikonur and also in French Guiana for having performed four successful launches within a 10-week period, including two on behalf of OneWeb,” said Stéphane Israël, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace. The first 40 satellites in the OneWeb constellation were orbited by Arianespace in two missions: the first six in February 2019 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana; and the next 34 in February 2020 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Satellite operator OneWeb aims to deliver high-speed internet through a next-generation satellite constellation that will be able to provide connectivity to everyone, everywhere. OneWeb’s system will be comprised of an initial 650 satellites and will provide global coverage in 2021. The satellite prime contractor is OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between OneWeb and Airbus Defence and Space. The satellites are built in Florida, USA and Toulouse, France on dedicated assembly lines. Arianespace offers proven launch solutions, fully adapted to the requirements of constellations and validated by the market. Since the early 1990s, Arianespace has launched 155 satellites for commercial constellations: 74 for OneWeb, 56 for Globalstar, 20 for the O3b constellation, four for the company Planet and one for the Orbcomm network. In addition, it has lofted another 26 satellites for the Galileo navigation system on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission. Video copyright: ROSCOSMOS / TsENKI

Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites with an Ariane 5 on behalf of the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. This was the third Arianespace mission so far in 2020, all successful, with three more launches coming up in March. With this mission, which is dedicated to space-based communications and environmental monitoring in Asia, Arianespace reaffirms its strength in the export market and once again contributes to a better life on Earth. On Tuesday, February 18 at 22:18 UTC (Universal Time Coordinates), Arianespace successfully launched two satellites using an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America): JCSAT-17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).

Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites with an Ariane 5 on behalf of the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. This was the third Arianespace mission so far in 2020, all successful, with three more launches coming up in March. With this mission, which is dedicated to space-based communications and environmental monitoring in Asia, Arianespace reaffirms its strength in the export market and once again contributes to a better life on Earth. On Tuesday, February 18 at 22:18 UTC (Universal Time Coordinates), Arianespace successfully launched two satellites using an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America): JCSAT-17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).

S ARIANESPACE ORBITS TWO SATELLITES – JCSAT-17 AND GEO- KOMPSAT-2B – TO SUPPORT CONNECTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN ASIA Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites with an Ariane 5 on behalf of the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. This was the third Arianespace mission so far in 2020, all successful, with three more launches coming up in March. With this mission, which is dedicated to space-based communications and environmental monitoring in Asia, Arianespace reaffirms its strength in the export market and once again contributes to a better life on Earth.ince its creation in 1980 as the world's first commercial space transportation company, Arianespace has led the launch services industry with many operational firsts and numerous record-setting missions.

For its third flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: JCSAT-17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation; and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). With this mission dedicated to space applications for telecommunications and environment monitoring, Arianespace once again contributes to the improvement of life on Earth. Flight VA252 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff is planned on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, as early as possible within the following launch window: - Between 5:18 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, - Between 7:18 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time, - Between 22:18 and 23:20 Universal time (UTC), - Between 11:18 p.m. and 12:20 a.m. Paris time, in the night of February 18 to 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Japan time, in the morning of February 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Korea time, in the morning of February 19.

For its third flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: JCSAT 17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation; and GEO KOMPSAT-2B for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). With this mission dedicated to space applications for telecommunications and environment monitoring, Arianespace once again contributes to the improvement of life on Earth. Flight VA252 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff is planned on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, as early as possible within the following launch window: - Between 5:18 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, - Between 7:18 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time, - Between 22:18 and 23:20 Universal time (UTC), - Between 11:18 p.m. and 12:20 a.m. Paris time, in the night of February 18 to 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Japan time, in the morning of February 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Korea time, in the morning of February 19.

For its third flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: JCSAT 17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation; and GEO KOMPSAT-2B for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). With this mission dedicated to space applications for telecommunications and environment monitoring, Arianespace once again contributes to the improvement of life on Earth. Flight VA252 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana. Since its creation in 1980 as the world's first commercial space transportation company, Arianespace has led the launch services industry with many operational firsts and numerous record-setting missions.

For its third flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: JCSAT 17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation; and GEO KOMPSAT-2B for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). With this mission dedicated to space applications for telecommunications and environment monitoring, Arianespace once again contributes to the improvement of life on Earth. Flight VA252 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff is planned on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, as early as possible within the following launch window: - Between 5:18 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, - Between 7:18 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time, - Between 22:18 and 23:20 Universal time (UTC), - Between 11:18 p.m. and 12:20 a.m. Paris time, in the night of February 18 to 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Japan time, in the morning of February 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Korea time, in the morning of February 19.

English live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BahLOxxHhNg Pour son troisième vol de l’année 2020, Arianespace lancera depuis le Centre Spatial Guyanais deux satellites de télécommunication avec Ariane 5 : JCSAT-17 pour le compte de l’opérateur japonais SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation et GEO-KOMPSAT-2B pour l’Institut coréen de recherche aérospatiale (KARI). Grâce à cette mission dédiée aux applications spatiales dans les domaines des télécommunications et de la surveillance de l’environnement, Arianespace contribue une fois de plus à une vie meilleure sur Terre. Le lancement VA252 sera effectué depuis le Site de Lancement Ariane N°3 (ELA 3) à Kourou en Guyane Française. Le décollage est prévu mardi 18 février 2020, le plus tôt possible dans la fenêtre de lancement suivante : - De 17H18 à 18H20, heure de Washington D.C., - De 19H18 à 20H20, heure de Kourou, Guyane française, - De 22H18 à 23H20, Temps Universel (UTC), - De 23H18 à 00H20, heure de Paris, dans la nuit du 18 au 19 février, - De 07H18 à 08H20, heure du Japon, dans la matinée du 19 février, - De 07H18 à 08H20, heure de Corée, dans la matinée du 19 février.

Pour le live en Français: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMF7FPLt6tA For its third flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: JCSAT-17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation; and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). With this mission dedicated to space applications for telecommunications and environment monitoring, Arianespace once again contributes to the improvement of life on Earth. Flight VA252 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff is planned on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, as early as possible within the following launch window: - Between 5:18 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Washington, D.C. time, - Between 7:18 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time, - Between 22:18 and 23:20 Universal time (UTC), - Between 11:18 p.m. and 12:20 a.m. Paris time, in the night of February 18 to 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Japan time, in the morning of February 19, - Between 07:18 a.m. and 08:20 a.m. Korea time, in the morning of February 19.