Attachment Status Certification

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20111024-00208 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2011102400208_922190

3825 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4604


                                                                                 12 October 2011


Jean-Luc Froeliger
Senior Director, Space
Systems Acquisition
Intelsat Corporation
3400 International Drive, NW
Washington, DC 20008-3006


Subject: Contract Intelsat 20 (IS–20) Spacecraft; Status of Spacecraft Construction


Dear Mr. Froeliger:


This letter is provided to Intelsat LLC to summarize the current progress of construction of the
Intelsat 20 Spacecraft.

   1. The Spacecraft Critical Design Review was completed on 8 June 2010.

   2. The Spacecraft construction is well underway, and satellite thermal vacuum tests,
      including the post test data review, were successfully completed on 11 October 2011.

   3. Preparations for satellite dynamics tests are underway and expected to be complete by
      early December 2011.

The Spacecraft is planned to be launched on an Ariane 5 Launch Vehicle in the second or third
quarter of 2012.

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




David J. Kim
Executive Director
Intelsat-20



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Document Modified: 2011-10-21 10:25:18

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