Russia's Proton-M
carrier rocket with a U.S. telecoms satellite was launched early on
Sunday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the
Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.
"The
spacecraft is scheduled to separate from the Briz-M booster at 7:40 am Moscow
time on Monday," the spokesman added.
Intelsat-22
has been built by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems for Intelsat Ltd.,
which operates the world's most extensive satellite network, comprising over 50
satellites.
The
satellite is equipped with 48 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders and will
provide telecommunications services to customers in Africa, South-East Asia,
and the Middle East.
Intelsat-22
also carries UHF payload under a $167-mln contract with the Australian Defense
Ministry.
It is the
10th Intelsat satellite launched on a ILS Proton carrier rocket.
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