U.S. Satellite in Designated Orbit - Federal Space Agency
Posted on: Friday, 30 December 2005, 12:00 CST
MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) - The AMC-23 U.S. telecom satellite launched by Russia's Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan Thursday morning is now in the designated orbit and under the client's control, a source in the Federal Space Agency's central information post told Interfax.
"The Briz-M upper stage put the satellite in the designated orbit. AMC-23 separated from the upper stage and is now under the control of the client - the U.S.-based Worldsat company," the source said.
Source: Daily News Bulletin; Moscow - English
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