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SICRAL 1B
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 20 Apr 2009, 08:15 am UTC
Rocket: Zenit (Zenith)
Provider: Sea Launch
Mission
Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Pad: Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Mission Description
Sea Launch successfully delivered Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit on September 24, 2008, in a flawless mission. The first signal from the satellite was acquired at the Hartebeesthoek ground station immediately after spacecraft separation. Weighing 4,690 kg (10,340 lbs), this high-power C-band and Ku-band satellite will provide communications services to customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean islands.