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Follow the preparations and launch of the Russian Proton rocket carrying the DirecTV-5 television broadcasting satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.

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 Flight data file
Vehicle: Proton K/Block DM
Payload: DirecTV-5
Launch date: May 7, 2002
Launch time: 1700 GMT (1:00 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Satellite broadcast: Telstar 6, Transponder 14, C-band