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Proton lifts off with two satellites BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: July 16, 2011 A Proton rocket lifted two communications satellites into orbit Friday night, including a U.S. broadcasting spacecraft and a platform to serve Kazahkstan. Liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome was at 2316 GMT (7:16 p.m. EDT), or just before sunrise Saturday at the launch site. Photos: Khrunichev/Roscosmos
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