17th Mar 2008 07:00
Inmarsat PLC16 March 2008 Inmarsat plc announces postponement of planned satellite launch London: 15 March 2008. On Saturday 15 March, Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) was informedthat a Proton Breeze M rocket carrying the satellite of another operator,suffered an anomaly resulting in the failure of the mission. In view of this news, Inmarsat has suspended plans to ship the third Inmarsat-4satellite to the launch site. Inmarsat expects the launch scheduled for lateApril to be postponed pending an investigation of the launch failure byInternational Launch Services and the Russian State Commission. Contact:Inmarsat, London, UK Investor EnquiriesSimon Ailes, +44 20 7728 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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