Intelsat 10-02 Satellite Launched

At 4:27 a.m. today local time, a Proton M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan hurled the Intelsat 10-02 communications satellite into transfer geosynchronous earth orbit. From its final orbital slot at 359 degrees East longitude, Intelsat 10-02, built by EADS Astrium, will provide a number of communications services, including video, voice, and data (including Internet) for users in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. This was the sixth launch this year for International Launch Services (ILS), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin of the United States and the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia.

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