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Russian-US firm plans seven space launches from Baikonur in 2005
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    • MOSCOW (AFP) Jan 11, 2005
     The Russian-US space launch firm International Launch Services is planning seven commercial launches in 2005 from the Russian space base Baikonur in Kazakhstan, the news agency ITAR-TASS said Tuesday.

    Russian Proton-M booster rockets will be used in the launches.

    In the first launch of the year, an improved version of the Proton-M will put into orbit a US telecommunications satellite for Americom on February 3.

    The AMC-12 satellite will provide digital television, telephone and Internet transmissions to the Americas and the Caribbean.

    International Launch Services said it had 10 launch contracts through 2007.




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