 |  Successful Launch of Proton-M/Telstar-14R
 20 May 2011
A Proton booster launched Telstar 14R to replace Telstar 14, which suffered a solar
array deployment failure after launch in 2004. The new spacecraft, built by Space
Systems Loral and also known as Estrela do Sul 2, was to operate at 63 deg west
longitude to provide Ku-band communications to the Americas. After launch, one of its
two solar arrays failed to deploy, as also occurred with Telstar 14, which will limit its
lifetime. The launch contracted by International Launch Services is to be the 65th
commercial one for Proton. Roscosmos’ Khrunichev Space Center holds majority in ILS.
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