Attachment CDR Certification

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20110727-00139 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2011072700139_908066

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March 21, 2011



Mr. Jean-Luc Froeliger
Senior Director, Space Systems Acquisition
Intelsat LLC
3400 International Drive NW
Washington, DC 2008-3006

Subject: Contract Intelsat 23 (IS-23) Spacecraf; Status of Spacecraf Constrction

Dear Mr. Froeliger

Ths letter is provided to Intelsat LLC to summarze the current progress of constrction of the
Intelsat 23 Spacecraft.

    1. The Spacecraf Critical Design Review was completed on 19 November 2010.
   2. The spacecraft constrction is underway. All Payload Input Section testing is complete,
       and upon completion of the payload panels, which is scheduled to complete in April
       2011, Payload End-to-end testing wil be conducted followed by Payload Module
       Thermal Vacuum testing.
   3. Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum testing and Dynamcs testing is scheduled for this summer
       and early falL.

The Spacecraft is scheduled to ship to the launch site late in the fourth quarer of 2011.

The undersigned hereby certifies that all ofthe above statements are true and correct.

Sincerely,



Thomas McDermott, Jr.
IS- 23 Program Director
Orbital Sciences Corporation



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Document Modified: 2011-04-06 09:45:02

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