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March 19, 2015

Proton launches Express AM-7 satellite for Russian Government
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Mar 19, 2015
Lifting off from Baikonur at 01:05 am Moscow Time on Thursday, March 19, the Proton-M integrated launch vehicle (ILV) successfully orbited the Airbus DS-built Express AM-7 telecommunications satellite for Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), under the Russian Federal Program, "Development of TV and Radio Broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009-2015". This second launch of 2015 is the 403rd in Proton's history. In the course of a nominal launch, the orbital unit (the spacecraft ... read more

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