Launcher launches European communications satellite into space
A Russian launch vehicle launched a European communications satellite into space on Sunday. The satellite is expected to provide customers with state-of-the-art services for 15 years.
The Proton-M with Intelsat 23 at the helm was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10.37 a.m. CEST, according to the space agency Roskosmos. The 3.2-ton satellite from Luxembourg-based provider Intelsat will provide customers in North and South America, the Caribbean, Western Europe and Africa as well as on selected Pacific and Atlantic islands with state-of-the-art services for 15 years. (sda)
