Proton Puts Gazprom Satellite in Wrong Orbit
Source RIA Novosti: A Russian Proton-M rocket marked by International Launch Services failed to place a Gazprom Space Systems communications satellite into the correct orbit following a 5:13 PM launch (Moscow time) from the Baikononur Space Center in Kazakstan on Saturday, December 8. According to early reports, the Yamal-402 satellite, built by Thales Alenia and consisting of 46 KU band transponders, separated four minutes earlier […]
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