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Last preparations underway for Intelsat 14 satellite's launch

Cape Canaveral AFB, USA - Lift off is scheduled for Saturday night

Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday’s launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, one of the world’s leading providers of fixed satellite services, aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance (ULA). The launch window opens at 12:48 am and extends until 2:18 am EST. Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is under contract to...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111357
Rome, Italy, 11/12/2009 17:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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