DENVER -- WildBlue Communications announced that its Ka-band spot beam satellite, WildBlue-1 was successfully launched this evening at 5:08p.m. EST from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. WildBlue provides high-speed Internet connectivity via satellite to homes and small businesses in communities where terrestrial broadband access is either limited or unavailable. MEDIA NOTE: This release will also be distributed in multimedia form via PR Newswire shortly -- including links to video footage of the actual launch of flight 174 and additional satellite animation imagery and photos. Additional photos of WildBlue-1 are available upon request.

WildBlue-1 was successfully launched into orbit aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 vehicle (Flight 174). WildBlue-1 will be put into operational service at the 111.1° West longitude orbital location.

"We are pleased to announce the successful launch of our new satellite," said David Leonard, Chief Executive Officer of WildBlue. "WildBlue has experienced tremendous growth since launching commercially in June of 2005, and with WildBlue-1, we will soon be able to make WildBlue service available to more than 750,000 rural consumers."

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