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16.07.2011
Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle with Kazsat-2 and SES-3 (OS-2) satellites successfully lifted off today at 03.16 MSK from Baikonur.
Proton-M/Breeze-M launch
Roscosmos Head Vladimir Popovkin arrived at the space port the day before to manage the prelaunch and launch operations.
The Breeze upper stage continues injection of the US and Kazakh spacecraft. Once the satellites reach the targeted orbits, the customers will take over control.
KazSat-2
The launch by Proton-M was contracted by International Launch Services Inc. (ILS). Russian Khrunichev Space Center is a stock majority holder in ILS.
SES-3 (OS-2) Satellite
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