Proton orbits Asiasat 3S in ninth ILS launch

A Russian Proton rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan orbited the U.S.-built AsiaSat 3S communications satellite early Sunday for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong. Liftoff came at 3:09 a.m. Sunday Moscow Time (7:09 p.m. Saturday EST) from Launch Pad No. 23 at...

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