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Russian astronomy satellite flies into orbit
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: July 18, 2011


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A Zenit rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 8:31 a.m. local time Tuesday (0231 GMT) with Russia's Spektr-R radio astronomy observatory. The telescope will be connected with facilities on the ground to obtain high-resolution imagery of stars, galaxies and other objects throughout the universe. Photos: Roscosmos