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July 23, 2013

Five Proton-M rockets may be launched by year end
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jul 23, 2013
No more than five Proton-M rockets may be launched from Baikonur (Kazakhstan) before the end of this year if the launches resume in September, a Baikonur spokesman said. "The number of launches is limited by the capacity of the station fueling Briz-M upper stages of Proton-M rockets. The station can fuel only one upper stage per month," he said. If the first launch is made in early September and launch preparations begin on the first days of August, then it will be possible to fuel five Briz ... read more

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