Russia To Launch US Communications Satellite On March 15

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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 07, 2008
A Russian Proton-M rocket will launch a U.S. communication satellite on March 15, the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Thursday. The launch will be carried out under a contract between the Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) and the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center.

ILS, owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia, and U.S. firm Space Transport Inc. provides spacecraft launch services by Proton-M carrier rockets. The company received $1.5 billion in new launch orders in 2007.

In January and February, ILS signed agreements with two companies from the United Arab Emirates to orbit their telecommunication satellites.

ILS launches its Proton-M carrier rockets from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan

Source: RIA Novosti

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