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13 June 2003

Eurockot

For further information please contact:

Peter Freeborn
Director Sales
EUROCKOT Launch Services
Phone: + 49 421 539 65 12
Email: peter.freeborn{at}astrium-space.com

EUROCKOT
Launch Services GmbH
P.O.Box 28 61 46
D-28361 Bremen
Phone +49 421 539-6501
Fax +49 421 539 6500
Email eurockot{at}astrium-space.com
http://www.eurockot.com

13 June 2003

At the Service of Science: Rockot Multiple Orbit Mission hits
different Orbits

Part 2 of 2

Perspectives of Eurockot

Today Eurockot has an order backlog of six launches from
international customers to deploy their scientific and commercial
satellites. Marketing activities are concentrated in Europe, Asia and
North America. Following the Multiple Orbit Mission, Eurockot will
perform a sun-synchronous launch of the Japanese SERVIS-1 satellite
in 4Q2003. In summer 2004, the earth observation satellite CryoSat of
the European Space Agency will be launched into a near polar orbit.

The launch system ROCKOT has a lift-off mass of 107 tons and a height
of 29 metres. ROCKOT will lift a maximum payload of up to 1,950 kg
into high inclination orbits and in addition performs polar and
sun-synchronous missions. Eurockot operates its own international
standard satellite preparation, launch and customer facilities at
Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia following substantial
investment by its parent company Astrium. Eurockot Launch Services
was originally founded in 1995 by DASA (today Astrium) holding 51
percent and Khrunichev Space Centre, Moscow, holding 49 percent, to
provide launch services to operators of LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
satellites. Eurockot is based in Bremen, Germany and serves the
commercial as well as scientific and earth observation market
segments.

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