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Russia launched a new military satellite on Friday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, the latest addition to a network of about 60 similar Russian devices orbiting the planet, Russian space authorities said. "The rocket Soyuz-Y left Baikonur at 1:50 pm (0950 GMT) and the satellite was placed into orbit at 1:59 pm," Alexei Kuznetsov, spokesman for the Russian space agency, was quoted as saying by Russian news agency Itar-Tass. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Russian Insurance Centre Insures Launch From Converted Missile Silo
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 01, 2005The Russian Insurance Centre recently underwrote an insurance policy for the launch of a converted RS-20 rocket carrying the OICETS and INDEX Japanese satellites. The launch - as part of the Dnepr program - took place August 24, 2005 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. |
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