BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the preparations and launch of the Russian Proton rocket carrying the EchoStar 8 television broadcasting satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.				Flight data file Vehicle: Proton K/Block DM Payload: EchoStar 8 Launch date: August 22, 2002 Launch time: 0515 GMT (1:15 a.m. EDT) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Satellite broadcast: Galaxy 9, Transponder 3, C-band Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. Ground track - Map showing the ground track for the launch. Orbit insertion - Illustration showing the orbits for this mission. Proton - A look at the Russian expendable rocket to be used for this mission. EchoStar 8 - General overview of this TV broadcasting spacecraft.