DirecTV 1-R satellite orbited in first commercial Sea Launch mission
The Boeing-led Sea Launch venture notched its first commercial launch late Saturday, orbiting the DirecTV 1-R spacecraft from its floating launch pad on the Equator in the Pacific. Liftoff from the converted deep-sea oil platform Sea Launch Odyssey at 154 degrees West longitude came at 11:28 p.m...
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