BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, March 21, 2010 –  ILS Proton Breeze M launched from Pad 39 at the Cosmodrome at 00:27 today local time (14:27 EDT, 18:27 GMT) successfully carried the Echostar XIV satellite into orbit today for DISH Network L.L.C. Breeze M successfully released the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit after a nine-hour, 10-minute mission. Echostar XIV weighing more than 6.3 metric tons, is the heaviest satellite launched on ILS Proton to date.

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