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Russia"s Zenit-3SLB carrier rocket has successfully...
Intelsat-15 was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and is designed to replace the Intelsat-709 satellite. Intelsat-15 is equipped with 22 Ku-band transponders and will provide telecommunications services for the Middle East and Russia.
The satellite weighs 2.48 tons and has a service life of at least 15 years.
The Zenit-3SLB is a modernized three-stage version of the Zenit-3SL, used on Sea Launch"s floating platform in the Pacific Ocean, developed for land-based launches.
MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti)