Proton-M carrier with U.S. telecom satellite to lift off in June

A Proton-M rocket carrying a U.S. telecommunications satellite, DirecTV-10, has been scheduled for launch in June this year from a space center in Kazakhstan, a leading Russian space company said Monday. The DirecTV-10 is a commercial telecommunications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide consumers across the continental part of the United States, Hawaii and Alaska with local and national High Definition Television (HDTV). More

(Source: Ria Novosti - May 29)