For the first time, ILS launches two satellites at once
Submit on Saturday, July 16th, 2011 22:59
Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: SES-3 (OS-2), KazSat-2; Date: 15 July 2011, 2316 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. After an 8-hour, 1-minute mission, the Briz M upper stage successfully released the SES-3 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. KazSat-2 was delivered directly into geosynchronous orbit after an additional burn of the Briz-M 9 hours, 24 minutes after lift-off.Other Posts:Hispasat has its Monics Carrier Monitoring System upgradedSBIRS GEO-1 passes final factory confidence testSiberian shepherd seeks damages over rocket debrisTuscan Governor Proposes Satellite Channel For TourismChandrayaan sends lunar weather reportArianespace To Launch Helios 2BStar One C1 arrives at KourouYES3 call for proposals
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