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We thank the entire mission team forits diligence and hard work for the launch of SIRIUS FM-5, to expand our growingconstellation and our range of services," said David Frear, Executive VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer, Sirius XM Radio Inc. "ILS Proton has been a steady, trusted and reliable solution for our businessover the years, providing flawless launches for each of our satellites. It is an honor to be entrusted, once again, with theexpansion of their satellite constellation, with the advanced technologies thatthe powerful SIRIUS FM-5 satellite will provide," said ILS President FrankMcKenna. The satellite carries a range of technologies which will allow forhighly concentrated transmissions to small, advanced devices. "Our partnership with SIRIUS goes back many years; ILS has launched all of theSIRIUS satellites. The SIRIUS FM-5 satellite, located at 96 degrees West, was built on the flightproven Space Systems/Loral 1300 platform and is the fourth satellite in SIRIUS`constellation, all built by Space Systems/Loral. SIRIUS FM-5 is one of the mostpowerful satellites constructed with an X-band uplink and an S-band downlinkpayload.

After a 9 hour 14 minute mission,the Breeze M successfully released the SIRIUS FM-5 satellite, weighing over 5.8metric tons, into geo-transfer orbit. This was the 346th launch for the Proton.The Proton Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev Research andProduction Space Center of Moscow, Russia`s premier space manufacturer. The ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 39 at the cosmodrome at 1:10 a.m.today local time (3:10 p.m EDT, 19:10 GMT). This was the thirdcommercial mission of the year for ILS and the fifth successful Proton launch of2009. ILS has launched the entire SIRIUS three-satellite constellation beginningwith the first launch in 2000.

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan--(Business Wire)--ILS International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission andlaunch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried theSIRIUS FM-5 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton. & Fax: +33 1 57 75 80 56E-mail: or Business Wire 2009. July 1 (Reuters) - Kia Motors Corp's (000270.KS) sales duringJune (in vehicles):June 2009 June 2008 TOTAL SALES 143,417 116,376 OVERSEAS SALES 97,41190,622 DOMESTIC SALES 46,00625,754Kia is South Korea's second-largest auto maker and anaffiliate of local No 1 Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) (Reporting by Shin Jieun in Seoul; Editing by Ken Wills). & Fax: +33 1 57 75 80 24E-mail: orInvestor RelationsPierre BENAICHTel.

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