Russia inks deal to launch European satellites

The subsidiary of the Russian Space Center and French satellite provider Eutelsat has signed a long-term launch contract. “Several Proton-M carrier rocket launches with Eutelsat satellites will be carried out between 2016-2023 from the Baikonur space center,” Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. The first launch is expected to carry the Eutelsat 9B satellite into orbit. The high-power broadcast satellite is designed to provide digital television and data services for Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. More

(Source: RT - Oct 31)