Russia launches carrier rocket with Canadian telecoms satellite
08:25, 18 September 2009
MOSCOW. September 18. KAZINFORM Russia has launched a Proton-M heavy carrier rocket with the Nimiq 5 telecommunications satellite on board from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The launch of a Proton rocket was carried out at 23:19 Moscow time (19:19 GMT) on Thursday.
Telesat Canada signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) in 2007 for the launch of Nimiq 5 by an ILS Proton-M rocket with a Breeze booster.
ILS, owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia and U.S. firm Space Transport Inc., provides spacecraft launch services for Proton-M heavy carrier rockets; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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