Three Telcom Birds Launched On Two Rockets

Three telecommunications satellites built in India, Japan and the U.S. were sent to geostationary transfer orbit Friday following launches on a Russian Proton and a European Ariane 5 separated by 1 hr., 23 min. and half a world. Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 lifted off at 3:15 p.m. EDT from Baikonur...

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