Sea Launch launches latest satellite from Switzerland

Sea Launch launches latest satellite from Switzerland
foxnews.com ^ | 5/26/2014 | unknown

Posted on 05/26/2014 4:51:15 PM PDT by rktman

A communications satellite built for France-based Eutelsat has been launched from Sea Launch AG's oceangoing rocket pad in Switzerland.

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To: marron

I’m a little mystified. I read somewhere that the Russians had bought the company.

Watched the launch on live-stream and ground control was mostly in Russian with some English.

21 posted on 05/26/2014 8:25:19 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")

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To: Yo-Yo

Yup. Had some friends who worked on the project early on. I kinda lost track of it after all the hand changing went on. Like the concept.

22 posted on 05/27/2014 6:08:55 AM PDT by rktman (Ethnicity: Nascarian. Race: Daytonafivehundrian)

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