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Rocket: Zenit 3SL
Payload: DirecTV 7S
Date: May 4, 2004
Window: 1222-1422 GMT (8:22-10:22 a.m. EDT)
Site: Equator, 154° West, Pacific Ocean
Satellite feed: AMC 9, Transponder 17, Ku-band




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BY JUSTIN RAY

Follow the countdown and flight of the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket with the DirecTV 7S spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.