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Chris Forrester ©RapidTVNews | 23-11-2009
The long-delayed launch of Intelsat-14 was successfully made from Florida on Nov 23.
A Lockheed Martin Atlas V rocket was responsible for the launch. The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, will go to 315 deg East (45 deg W) in an Atlantic Ocean position where it will replace Intelsat 1-R.
"IS-14 kicks off our 11-satellite investment campaign, the largest in our company's history. This satellite provides capacity for our growing network services and government customers," said Dave McGlade, Intelsat CEO. "Our customers use our infrastructure as an essential component to deliver in-demand services that include cellular backhaul to enable wireless communications in remote regions, broadband networks for enterprise and oil and gas applications, and IP trunking services for Internet connectivity."
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