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ASTRA 2G communications satellite launch delayed due to faulty Proton


ASTRA 2G communications satellite launch delayed due to faulty Proton The 7th Proton rocket launch of 2014 and the 400th launch overall for the venerable booster, since first lifting off in 1965, was set for flight at 03:24 a.m. (4:24 p.m. EST) on Nov. 28, from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Proton M variant of the launch vehicle, contracted under an International Launch Services (ILS) agreement, was set fly with a Breeze-M upper stage and take to the skies from Pad 39 with the Astra-2G satellite on board. Today, technicians discovered a fault in the vehicle’s control system, and decided to postpone the mission.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Insider - Nov 27)

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