PARIS — An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket, benefiting from an upgrade program that has increased its lift capability, on March 21 direct-broadcast television satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, ILS and EchoStar announced. At 6,379 kilograms, EchoStar 14 was the heaviest commercial payload ever lofted by a Proton vehicle.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.