Russian launcher puts European telecoms satellite in orbit

A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday to put into orbit a European telecommunications satellite, the Krunichev space centre announced.

By Space Travel Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published April 2, 2009

A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday to put into orbit a European telecommunications satellite, the Krunichev space centre announced.

The Eutelsat W2A satellite is designed to transmit multimedia services, including television, to mobile phones and receivers fitted in vehicles.

The launching took place at the planned time of 8:24 pm (1624 GMT), Russian news agencies said.

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