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Oct. 26, 2013 / 2:18 PM

Russians launch new Sirius satellite

MOSCOW, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Russia has successfully launched a communications satellite for the U.S. satellite radio company Sirius, officials said.

The FM-6 satellite was carried into space Friday by the Russian Proton-M rocket, RIA Novosti reported. The launch was supposed to happen Oct. 20 but a malfunctioning communications station in South Africa delayed it, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.

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The satellite has a working life of 15 years.

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