2013年9月下旬,俄罗斯“质子-M”(Proton)运载火箭恢复其中断了近3个月的发射服务,将一颗欧洲大型商用通信卫星Astra 2成功送入预定轨道;而日本H2A运载火箭制造商三菱重工业有限公司(MHI)宣布获得加拿大新一代通信卫星Telestar12V的发射合同。Proton-M火箭成功发射SES公司的Astra 2E卫星格林尼治时间2013年9月29日21时38分,一枚俄罗斯Proton-M火箭从哈萨克斯坦拜科努尔航天发射场起飞,将搭载的欧洲知名卫星运营商SES公司新一代通信卫星Astra 2E送上太空。火箭飞行9小时12分 In late September 2013, the Russian “Proton” launch vehicle resumed its launch service which was suspended for nearly three months and successfully delivered a European large-scale commercial communications satellite, Astra 2, to its planned orbit; while the Japanese H2A MHI, a carrier rocket manufacturer, has announced the launch of a launch contract for Telestar12V, a Canadian communications satellite of the next generation. Proton-M rocket successfully launched SES’s Astra 2E satellite GMT At 21:38 on September 29, 2013, a Russian Proton-M rocket took off from the Baikonur space launch site in Kazakhstan to fly the well-known European satellite Operators SES Astra 2E new generation of communications satellite sent to space. Rocket flight 9 hours and 12 minutes