Eutelsat communications satellite put into orbit by Sea Launch rocket

Sea Launch AG says it has placed a communication satellite into orbit for global provider Eutelsat. A Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the Eutelsat-70B satellite lifted off from Sea Launch’s oceangoing platform in the equatorial Pacific at 12:43 p.m. PST (20:43 GMT) Monday. Sea Launch says the satellite successfully separated and a ground station acquired its first signals from orbit. More

(Source: Washington Post - Dec 5)