Monday, October 15, 2012

Spaceports: Proton-BreezeM Boost IntelSat to Geo Orbit


Two months after its failed launch, Russia launched a Proton-M carrier rocket, topped with a Breeze-M upper stage, carried an American telecommunications satellite to geostationary, Roscomos indicated. The Proton rocket, carrying the Intelsat-23, lasted from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan. Built by Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., Intelsat 23 is designed for a lifetime of more than 18 years, according to Intelsat of Luxembourg, the world's largest communications satellite operator. Another ILS Proton mission is set for Nov. 20 with the EchoStar 16 satellite to serve DISH network television customers in the United States.

Source: http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2012/10/proton-breezem-boost-intelsat-to-geo.html

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