India will launch Canadian satellite amid tension with Russia

The launch of a Canadian satellite, postponed amid tensions in the Ukraine, is finally scheduled for liftoff — one year behind schedule. The M3M communications satellite, which was originally to be launched aboard a Russian rocket, will instead blast into orbit from India next July. The announcement that a deal has been signed with India was made at the International Astronautical Congress in Toronto, a few days after Canada refused to allow Russian delegates to attend the prestigious symposium which opened on Monday. More

(Source: CBC.ca - Oct 4)