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Follow the preparations and launch of the Russian Proton rocket carrying the Intelsat 903 communications satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
Flight data file
Vehicle: Proton K/Block DM
Payload: Intelsat 903
Launch date: March 30, 2002
Launch time: 1725 GMT (12:25 p.m. EST)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Satellite broadcast: Telstar 5, Transponder 23, C-band