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Sea Launch on Track to Loft Intelsat 19

The Condock V sea-based transport vessel carrying the Zenit-2S launch vehicle designated for Intelsat 19 departed the port at Oktyabrsky, Ukraine on February 17, 2012 and is scheduled to arrive pier-side at Sea Launch's Home Port facility in Long Beach, California on March 30, 2012. The Block DM-SL upper stage designated for Intelsat 19, provided by RSC Energia, was shipped to Home Port last year and the Payload Accommodations, provided by Boeing Commercial Space Company, will be shipped in early March. The Intelsat 19 mission is planned for launch in May 2012.
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