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Molniya rocket lifts off BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: October 25, 2001 A Molniya-M rocket was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia today carrying a classified military communications satellite. Liftoff occurred at 1134 GMT (7:34 a.m. EDT), according to news reports. The spacecraft was destined for a highly inclined, highly elliptical orbit around Earth where it would be used to relay spy satellite data.
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Ride a rocket! A 50-minute VHS video cassette from Spaceflight Now features spectacular "rocketcam" footage from April's launch of NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey probe. Available from the Astronomy Now Store in NTSC format (North America and Japan) and PAL (UK, most of Europe, Australia and other countries).
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