Exhibit 10.15.10
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This Side Letter #3 to the Launch Services Agreement 95.5.933 between the
Parties is entered into between:
ARIANESPACE S.A., a company organized under the laws of France and having its
principal office at Xxxxxxxxx xx x'Xxxxxx, 00000 XXXX, Xxxxxx.
AND
PanAmSat Corporation a company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
with principal offices located at One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut,
U.S.A.
(hereinafter referred to as "PanAmSat Corporation")
and
PanAmSat International a company organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware with principal offices located at One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich,
Connecticut, U.S.A.
(hereinafter referred to as "PanAmSat International")
(the two entities being also referred to as "Customer" with respect to the
Launches for their benefit)
Reference is made to Amendment #1 to the Side Letter to Launch Services
Agreement 95.5.933 executed between PanAmSat Corporation and ARIANESPACE on
December 20, 1995, for the Launch of PanAmSat Satellites (said Agreement as
amended being hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement" and the Launches
covered under said Agreement being hereafter referred to as the "Launches" and
said Amendment #1 to the Side Letter dated 8 January 1998 being hereinafter
referred to as "Side Letter #1") and to Side Letter #2 to the Agreement dated 9
March 1998 (hereinafter referred to as Side Letter #2). All capitalized terms
herein shall have the same meaning as under the Agreement.
On this day, the Parties have entered into Amendment #5 to the Agreement in
order to add Firm Launch #4, Firm Launch #5 and Firm Launch #6 to the Agreement.
The Parties agree that the conditions listed hereafter shall be applicable
notwithstanding the terms of the Agreement or of the Side Letter #1. Unless
otherwise indicated, words defined under the Agreement shall have the same
meaning in the present Side Letter.
ARTICLE 1
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FIRM LAUNCH #4
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The provisions of Articles I. to IV. of the Side Letter #1 shall not apply to
Firm Launch #4 under the Agreement and said Firm Launch #4 shall not be taken
into consideration for the application of said provisions.
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[***] Filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment.
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ARTICLE 3
This Side Letter constitutes an amendment to the Agreement within the meaning of
its Paragraph 20.6 as well as an amendment to the Side Letter #1 and the terms
of this Side Letter shall prevail in the event of any inconsistency with the
terms of the Agreement or with the terms of Side Letter #1. This Side Letter
shall remain confidential and unless indicated expressly otherwise,
authorization to disclose the Agreement shall not include authorization to
disclose this Side Letter.
Executed this 12th day of October, 1998.
FOR ARIANESPACE FOR PANAMSAT CORPORATION
/s/ X. X. Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President-Directeur General President and CEO
FOR PANAMSAT INTERNATIONAL
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
FOR PANAMSAT INTERNATIONAL
