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New French-Russian telecommunication satellite launched from Baykonur
Baykonur, Kazakhstan – It will deliver telephone, digital television and broad band internet
The Express-AM11 satellite has been launched by a Proton-K rocket with DM-01 booster at 20:37 GMT Monday and placed into orbit at 03:10 GMT at 96.5 degrees longitude East. The satellite, with a planned life expectancy of 12 years, is the second in Express-AM five satellite campaign to be finished by the end of 2005. The first satellite of Express-AM series was successfully launched in December 2003...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency