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Proton launcher takes off with dual-use Russian communications satellite

August 17, 2017 Stephen Clark

A high-power Russian satellite designed to deliver broadband Internet connections and relay television and videoconferencing signals fired into orbit Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Photos: Russian Proton rocket blasts off with EchoStar 21

June 13, 2017 Stephen Clark

Look back on last week’s launch of a Russian Proton rocket from Kazakhstan with the EchoStar 21 communications satellite, a commercial craft designed to beam broadband connectivity to customers across Europe.

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Proton rocket successfully returns to flight after year-long grounding

June 8, 2017 Stephen Clark

An EchoStar communications satellite designed to link Europeans with voice and broadband data services rode into orbit on top of a Russian Proton rocket Thursday, deploying into an on-target orbit after nine hours of maneuvers by the launcher’s Breeze M upper stage.

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Video: Proton rocket returns to service with launch of EchoStar 21

June 8, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Proton rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the EchoStar 21 communications satellite Thursday, the heaviest commercial payload ever flown aboard a Russian booster.

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Russia recalls rocket engines, grounding Proton missions until spring

February 3, 2017 Stephen Clark

The Russian government is investigating flaws found in Proton rocket engines, ordering all suspect components to be replaced before the heavy-lift booster can resume launches and promising penalties for those responsible for allowing substandard parts to slip through inspection.

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Proton rocket’s next flight moved back to next year

December 26, 2016 Stephen Clark

The first launch of a Russian Proton rocket since June has been delayed until at least January to conduct additional checks on the three-stage booster and its Breeze M upper stage, Russian space officials said.

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Orbital ATK books Proton rocket for first commercial satellite servicing mission

October 14, 2016 Stephen Clark

Armed with capital and an anchor customer for a trailblazing satellite life extension service, Orbital ATK has signed a contract to loft its first robotic servicing tug aboard a Russian Proton rocket in 2018 on a shared launch with a Eutelsat communications satellite.

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Smaller variants of Russia’s Proton rocket on the market

September 22, 2016 Stephen Clark

Khrunichev and International Launch Services, the team behind Russia’s Proton rocket, are developing two scaled-down versions of the booster in a bid to capture a wider share of the commercial launch market, the companies announced last week.

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Investigation into upper stage glitch delays next Proton launch

August 1, 2016 Stephen Clark

The launch of an EchoStar communications satellite to cover Europe has been delayed to October to allow Russian engineers to complete an inquiry into a glitch suffered during a Proton rocket flight in June, industry officials said.

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Upgraded Proton booster adds satellite to Intelsat’s fleet

June 9, 2016 Stephen Clark

Debuting lighter structural components to carry heavier satellites into orbit, a Russian Proton rocket fired into space from Kazakhstan on Thursday and successfully placed a U.S.-built television broadcast craft into orbit for Intelsat and DirecTV.

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    July 1, 2025
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    July 1, 2025
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