Russian Commercial Satcom Launched

The first commercial communications spacecraft to be funded and operated by a Russian company is undergoing checkout this week following its launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Nov. 22 on a Boeing Delta 2. The liftoff of the Bonum-1 spacecraft, a Hughes HS-376HP model...

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