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August 31, 2015

Proton-M Brings Satellite Into Orbit for First Time Since May Accident
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2015
The launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket, the first since the May accident, has been successful, a representative of Russian space agency Roscosmos told RIA Novosti early on Saturday. "Proton-M, which was launched on August 28 from the Baikonur [space center in Kazakhstan] at 14:44 Moscow time, launched into orbit the Inmarsat-5F3 satellite on August 29 with the help of the Briz-M upper stage," the representative said. The British telecommunications satellite was put into a so-called supers ... read more

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