Proton launches Russian satellite
Posted: Mon, Jun 10, 2002, 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A Proton booster launched a Russian communications satellite late Sunday. The Proton lifted off from Baikonur at 9:14 pm EDT Sunday (0114 GMT Monday) and placed the Express-A1R communications satellite into orbit. The spacecraft will provide television and radio broadcasting as well as other communications services from its position at 40 degrees east longitude. It is a replacement for Express-A1, which was lost in a Proton launch failure in October 1999. The launch is the third Proton mission of the year, after two commercial launches in March and May arranged by International Launch Services.
A Proton booster launched a Russian communications satellite late Sunday. The Proton lifted off from Baikonur at 9:14 pm EDT Sunday (0114 GMT Monday) and placed the Express-A1R communications satellite into orbit. The spacecraft will provide television and radio broadcasting as well as other communications services from its position at 40 degrees east longitude. It is a replacement for Express-A1, which was lost in a Proton launch failure in October 1999. The launch is the third Proton mission of the year, after two commercial launches in March and May arranged by International Launch Services.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Friday, May 15
‘Space is hard’: Blue Origin’s satellite miss and the race to catch SpaceX
Seattle Times — 6:52 am ET (1052 GMT) ASCEND 2026 Puts “Need for Speed” at the Center of National Security Space
Aerospace America — 6:51 am ET (1051 GMT) TransAstra and U.S. Air Force Academy Sign Agreement to Advance Asteroid Mining for Dynamic Space Operations
AccessWire — 6:51 am ET (1051 GMT) U.S. Space Force reorganizes, pauses commercial accelerator program
Aerospace America — 6:50 am ET (1050 GMT) Elon Musk’s iron grip on SpaceX alarms investors
The Daily Telegraph — 6:48 am ET (1048 GMT) |
