Ciel Satellite Group is a

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, established in 2004, providing services throughout

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as a result of a partnership of

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, a

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, with satellite operator

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. The headquarters are located in

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. Ciel was founded to develop Canadian

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opportunities and meet the demand for domestic competitive

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s. In 2006, Ciel requested

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to manufacture the

Ciel-2 Ciel 2 (NORAD 33453) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by Canadian Ciel Satellite Group. It was launched on December 10, 2008 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by an ILS Proton-M/ Breeze-M vehicle. The satellite is b ...

satellite, which was launched on an

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Proton Breeze M vehicle from the

Baikonur Cosmodrome ''Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy'' rus, Космодром Байконур''Kosmodrom Baykonur'' , image = Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz launch pad.jpg , caption = The Baikonur Cosmodrome's " Gagarin's Start" Soyu ...

on December 10, 2008.

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