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Proton rocket lifts off with two Russian Express comsats

July 30, 2020

Flying for the first time this year, a Proton rocket streaked into space Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with two Russian Express communications satellites that will beam television, radio and broadband signals across the country.

Proton rocket rolled out for launch with two Russian communications satellites

July 27, 2020

Two satellites designed to beam radio and television broadcasts, Internet connectivity and other communications services across Russia have arrived at a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for liftoff Thursday on the first flight of a Russian Proton rocket this year.

Russia retires Rockot launcher after liftoff with four satellites

December 27, 2019

The final flight of Russia’s Rockot launcher took off Thursday and placed four satellites into orbit nearly 1,000 miles above Earth, ending a run of 31 launches since May 2000.

Russia launches geostationary weather satellite

December 25, 2019

A Russian satellite launched Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, riding a Proton booster and Block DM upper stage toward a position in geostationary orbit to provide weather observations over Siberia, other parts of Russia’s Far East, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Proton rocket lifts off with Russian military satellite

August 5, 2019

A Blagovest communications spacecraft lifted off Monday aboard a Proton rocket to complete a network of four relay satellites in geostationary orbit for the Russian military. The Proton rocket’s Breeze M upper stage successfully delivered the Blagovest spacecraft to its intended orbit nine hours later.

Russia launches international X-ray astronomy mission

July 13, 2019

A Proton rocket and Block DM upper stage climbed into space Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with Spektr-RG, an astronomical observatory with dual X-ray telescopes developed by Russian and German scientists on the hunt for the signature of dark energy.

Proton rocket lifts off with two Russian Express comsats

Proton rocket rolled out for launch with two Russian communications satellites

Russia retires Rockot launcher after liftoff with four satellites

Russia launches geostationary weather satellite

Proton rocket lifts off with Russian military satellite

Russia launches international X-ray astronomy mission

Live coverage: Proton rocket lifts off with X-ray astronomy observatory

Proton launch delayed to Saturday

Proton rocket and astronomy satellite back on the launch pad after battery replacement

Russia postpones launch of X-ray astronomy mission