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Telespazio: 24 hour postponement the launch of Sicral 1B satellite

Rome, Italy - Initially it was forecast for next Sunday

"The launch of the Italian defence ministry’s telecommunications satellite SICRAL 1B has been postponed by 24 hours. The satellite will therefore be launched on Monday 20 April 2009 at 10:16 (Central Europe Time), on a Zenit-3SL carrier rocket, from the Sea Launch platform located in the Pacific Ocean at the level of the equator. The event at CASD, Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (Palazzo Salviati, P...

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Rome, Italy, 04/15/2009 17:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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