First order from commercial communications satellite market outside Japan using its original Japan-made satellite bus platform DS2000.

Tokyo, December 2, 2008 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura) announced it has received an order to build the ST-2 communications satellite for a joint venture between Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited (Chunghwa). Currently, SingTel and Chunghwa jointly own the ST-1 and use this satellite in their various communications businesses. The ST-2 will succeed the ST-1 as their next communications satellite.