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Proton rocket launches AMC-14 satellite

At 23:18:55 GMT this evening, a Russian Proton-M/Briz-M rocket launched from Area 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the AMC-14 satellite for American communications organisation SES Americom. The rocket, operated by International Launch Services, lifted off on time, and headed towards a Geosynchronous orbit. AMC-14, which will be operated in conjunction with Echostar will provide direct-to-home satellite television services. It is based on the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus.

This is the 11th orbital launch of 2008, the 334th launch of the Proton rocket, and the 45th launch to be conducted by ILS.

Launch operations are ongoing, with spacecraft separation expected tomorrow morning. The Proton performed nominally, and the Briz-M upper stage has successfully completed the first of three burns.

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