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Moscow (SPX) Oct 31, 2005 A Proton-M carrier rocket with an American satellite on board will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on December 1, Russia's Federal Space Agency said Friday, reports RIA Novosti. Preparations for the lift-off of the Proton-M, carrying the U.S. communications satellite Worldsat-3, began at the center Friday with the assembly of the first rocket stage. Worldsat-3, formerly referred to as żżż-23, with its high performance and unprecedented coverage, will be available to broadcasters, cable programmers, aeronautical and maritime communications integrators, Internet service providers, mobile communications networks, government agencies, educational institutions, carriers and secure global data networks for next-generation communication and content distribution solutions. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
SSETI Express - One Day To Launch
Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Oct 27, 2005Tension is mounting among students involved in the SSETI Programme as only one day now remains to the launch, by a Kosmos 3M rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, of the student-built satellite - SSETI Express.
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