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New launch for sea Launch

Moscow, Russia - US satellite Echostar X in orbit

Sea launch company launched today, from its platform in Pacific Ocean the US satellite for communications Echostar X. The launch, at the beginning scheduled on February 9, had been put off for a problem during the count down. Sea Launch is a society born in 1995, specialized in the launch of commercial satellite from its pacific platform (first launch in 1999), owned for the 40% by Boeing, for the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 136101
Rome, Italy, 02/16/2006 21:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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