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Nimiq 4 blast-off delayed a day

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – The launch of Telesat’s newest satellite, Nimiq 4, has been delayed by a day.It will now launch on Friday September 19th at 5:48 p.m. Eastern time (Saturday September 20 at 3:48 a.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The launch had been scheduled for tomorrow, but was postponed due to the need to replace an avionics unit on the first stage of the Proton M rocket which showed an anomalous signature during routine testing. Telesat's Nimiq 4 is fully leased to DTH operator Bell TV, and will enable the satellite TV company...