The second European satellite dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections has launched successfully.
The six-tonne Ka-Sat lifted off atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan at 0351 local time on Monday (2151 GMT on Sunday).
The flight lasted nine hours and 12 minutes.
The Eutelsat-operated spacecraft will concentrate its services on the estimated tens of millions of European homes in so-called “not-spots”.
These are places where consumers cannot get a decent terrestrial connection.
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