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Evry, February 2, 2003
Soyuz flight 1675

The 1675th flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed Sunday,
February 2, 2003 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The
launcher lifted off on schedule at 5:59 p.m. Baikonur local time (1:59 
p.m., in Paris), and the Progress spacecraft was accurately placed on 
the target orbit.

This was the 1st Soyuz mission in 2003.

Soyuz sustained launch rate confirms its position as one of the
world's primary launch vehicles. This rate also demonstrates Samara
Space Center's continuous production capacity, as well as the
operational capability of launch teams at Baikonur under the authority 
of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

Starsem is the Soyuz Company, bringing together all key players
involved in the production, operation and international commercial
marketing of the world's most versatile launch vehicle. Shareholders
in Starsem are EADS (35%), the Russian Aviation and Space Agency
(25%), the Samara Space Center (25%) and Arianespace (15%).

The Starsem manifest for Soyuz missions currently includes contracted
launches for Space Systems/Loral, Alcatel Space Industries, the
European Space Agency and Eumetsat.

For further information,
please contact
Claire COULBEAUX
+ 33 (0) 1 69 87 01 17
communication{at}starsem.com

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