FIRST COMMERCIAL LAUNCH
Hughes plans to deliver an HS 601HP satellite to the Sea Launch home port next month in preparation for the first revenue mission of the ocean-going launch system. The DirecTV 1-R spacecraft (see rendering) will be transported by truck from Hughes Space&Communications Co. facilities in El Segundo...
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