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Space

Orbital-Built Intelsat 15 Satellite Successfully Launched from Kazakhstan

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Monday, December 7th, 2009

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Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] said recently that the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) satellite, built by the company for Intelsat, was successfully launched into orbit aboard a Land Launch Zenit-3 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The mission that took place November 30, began with the lift-off of the Zenit-3 space launch vehicle at 4:00 p.m. (EST). The satellite separated from the final stage of the rocket approximately six hours and 30 minutes after launch. "Following the excellent launch carried out…

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