Thursday, 12 February 2009

Proton Successfully Delivers Two New Russian Express-series Satellites into Orbit

Two new Russian telecommunications satellites - the Express-AM44 and Express MD1-were launched aboard a Proton-M launcher with the Breeze M upper stage, lifted off from Baikonur at 03:03 Moscow time (MT) on February 11. The satellites were successfully delivered into predicted geostationary orbit. This was the first dual launch of satellites of a new series Express AM and Express-MD.
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