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International Launch Services • Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced • 200/39 (200L) (NA)
International Launch Services • Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced • 200/39 (200L)
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SES-3 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America. It was launched alongside with the kazakh communications satellite KazSat-2, which replaced previously lost KazSat-1 and covers Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
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SES-3 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America. It was launched alongside with the kazakh communications satellite KazSat-2, which replaced previously lost KazSat-1 and covers Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
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SES-3 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America. It was launched alongside with the kazakh communications satellite KazSat-2, which replaced previously lost KazSat-1 and covers Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia.
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