French company Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications expanded their business partnership again with a new multiple-year launch services deal, assuring launch capacity and flexibility to Eutelsat for its industry-leading expansion programme.
The new contract, which covers up to four satellite launches scheduled for 2016 and 2017, is the latest addition to the agreement between Arianespace and Eutelsat signed back in July of last year for the 2014 and 2015 launches.
Expressing satisfaction with the partnership, Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen said in a statement: “This latest contract seals a 30-year relationship between Eutelsat and Arianespace during which over 60% of our satellites have been launched by an Ariane rocket. It paves the road for the future by giving us flexibility and schedule assurance to secure our deployment plan for the five years to come. We are delighted to pursue our long standing collaboration and are confident that we can count on Arianespace’s total commitment to performance and precision.”
Echoing the comments made by Rosen, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, said: "We are proud to announce this new contract with Eutelsat which comes immediately after our 54th consecutive successful Ariane 5 launch and once again illustrates the confidence shown in our services by this major operator. We are all the more pleased with the long term scope of the agreement between our two companies that gives Eutelsat the guarantee of reliable access to space over the coming years. For Arianespace, this new contract is further endorsement of a strategy based on quality, reliability and total respect of our commitments."
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