Private Thai operator Shin Satellite and Arianespace signed the launch contract for the THAICOM 5 satellite, in a ceremony attended by Christine Lagarde, French Minister for Foreign Trade. The THAICOM 5 satellite launch contract was signed at World Satellite Business Week 2005 by Dr. Dumrong Kasemset, Executive Chairman of Shin Satellite Plc, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace. Christine Lagarde, French Minister for Foreign Trade, was present at the signing. This