Ciel 2

Proton-M/Briz-M launched Ciel-2, a Canadian commercial broadcast satellite built by Thales Alenia Space with 32 Ku-band transponders, positioned at 129 degrees West to deliver HDTV and other services across North America.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

6.6 T

Flight

3rd

of 33 Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flights

Date and time

10 December 2008, 13:43 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Communications

International designator

2008-063

Launches in 2008

65th of 69

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