RIA Novosti: Russia's Proton booster delivers U.S. satellite into orbit

11/7/2010 21:26

MOSCOW, July 11 (RIA Novosti) Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket launched on Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan has delivered a U.S. EchoStar 15 telecommunications satellite into the designated orbit, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.

The launch of the EchoStar 15 spacecraft became the seventh launch of the Proton rocket in 2010 and 358th overall.

The EchoStar 15 satellite has joined DISH Network's satellites grouping that provides TV services to over 14 million of U.S. customers.

EchoStar 15 will replace the EchoStar 3 satellite, launched in October 1997. It will provide Ku-band services over the eastern continental United States from its orbital position of 61.5 degrees West.

The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral on the basis of its LS-1300 platform, will pack 32 Ku-band transponders and has an anticipated life span of 15 years.

Perhaps a conservative can explain why the Russians are launching US satellites if the US is still an enemy of Russia. Obma's diplomacy with Russia is providing some sold dividends. The Spy Swap is another good example and so are US overflights of Russia to Afghanistan.
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Russians launch Sirius FM5 satellite for Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.

Alexander Borbrenyov, press secretary of the Khrunichev center, said a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket, with a Sirius FM5 atop, blasted off at around 23:10 Moscow time (1910 GMT) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. The satellite is expected to separate from the booster 9 hours later.

The Sirius FM5 satellite, manufactured by the U.S. Space Systems/Loral Company and owned by U.S. broadcasting Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Company, will function in orbit for 15 years. 

The satellite, whose liftoff weight is 5,840 kg, has a power twice as that of any existing satellites. It will provide music, sports and other broadcasts for regions including the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean Sea area. 

The launch of the Sirius FM5 satellite is the fifth involving a Proton-M carrier rocket this year. A product of the Khrunichev Center, the three-stage carrier rocket using liquid propellant has a lift-off weight of about 700 tons.

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