Long Beach Company Launches Satellite
From the Associated Press
A communications satellite for PanAmSat was successfully fired into orbit from an oceangoing platform floating on the equator in the Pacific, Sea Launch Co. said.
A Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the Galaxy 16 satellite lifted off at 12:50 a.m. PDT Sunday, said Sea Launch, a Long Beach-based multinational venture.
Galaxy 16, built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, will serve broadcast customers in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada.
