[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] Sea Launch has launched the Intelsat 15 satellite using a Land Launch vehicle at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sea Launch announced Nov 30.
    Liftoff occurred at 4:00 p.m. EST, followed by signal acquisition and spacecraft separation about six and a half hours later.  
    The Ku-band Intelsat 15 satellite, also known as IS-15, was built by Orbital Sciences Corp. The spacecraft aims to provide video and data services from the 85 degrees East orbital slot, replacing Intelsat’s 709 satellite. Customers will use IS-15’s capacity to distribute in-demand services that include cellular backhaul, wireless communications to remote locations, broadband networking for enterprise applications, IP trunking and video services for DTH programming.
    Sea Launch is currently operating through Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings.