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Russia launches US satellite after delay
Moscow (AFP) Dec 1, 2009 Russia launched a US telecommunications satellite from Kazakhstan after a 24-hour delay for unspecified technical reasons, Interfax news agency said Tuesday. "The launch went as planned," an official from Russia's Roskosmos space agency was quoted as saying, adding that the Zenit rocket took off at precisely 2100 GMT. The Intelsat-15 satellite, produced by US-based Orbital Sciences Corporation, is due to provide communications service for customers in the Middle East and Russia. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Cosmonauts get final tests before flightStar City, Russia (UPI) Nov 26, 2009 Main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station began final tests at a space training center near Moscow Thursday. A Russian official said the two-day exams "must confirm the readiness" of those aboard the Soyuz TMA-17. The Russian spacecraft is to lift off from the Balkonur space center in Kazakhstan on Dec. 31, RIA Novosti reported. ... read more |
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