On November 25, 2011 at 19:10 UTC the "Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket orbited the "AsiaSat-7” satellite. The satellite is to broadcast television across a swath of the globe from Israel to New Zealand. It was built by the US "Space Systems/Loral” company for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat).
