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Photos: Proton blasts off with Yamal 601
Look back on the May 30 launch of a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with this gallery of photos showing the 19-story launcher climbing into the sky with the Yamal 601 communications satellite.
VideoNorthrop Grumman looking into dramatic nozzle anomaly on Omega rocket motor
Near the end of a ground-shaking test firing of Northrop Grumman's solid-propellant Castor 600 rocket motor -- the first stage of a new booster being designed to launch spy satellites and other national security payloads -- a major part of the rocket's big nozzle appeared to break apart, littering the test site with shards of debris.
VideoProton rocket lifts off with Yamal 601 communications satellite
On its first launch of the year, a Russian-made Proton rocket lifted off Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a French-built, Russian-owned communications satellite.
Soyuz perseveres through lightning strike with Glonass satellite
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Glonass navigation satellite withstood a lightning strike seconds after liftoff Monday, and still delivered its payload to orbit.
SpaceX’s first 60 Starlink broadband satellites deployed in orbit
SpaceX successfully delivered the first 60 members of the company's Starlink broadband satellite fleet to orbit Thursday night after a launch from Cape Canaveral.
India plans July launch of Chandrayaan 2 moon mission
Indian engineers hope to launch the country’s first robotic lunar lander between July 9 and July 16 on India's most powerful rocket, the head of the Indian space agency said this week.
Chinese state media confirms Long March launch failure
A Chinese Long March 4C rocket failed to place its top secret military payload into orbit Wednesday after a launch from the Taiyuan space base southwest of Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Indian rocket successfully delivers radar observation satellite to orbit
An Indian rocket fired into space Wednesday with a high-power radar imaging satellite designed to peer through clouds and darkness to resolve signs of pollution, natural disasters and foreign military movements.
VideoLive coverage: Indian PSLV launches with RISAT 2B radar satellite
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 0000 GMT Wednesday (8 p.m. EDT Tuesday) carrying a radar observation satellite to collect imagery in support of military, intelligence and environmental agencies.
Indian radar reconnaissance satellite set for launch
An Indian satellite designed to collect all-weather, day-and-night radar imagery for military and intelligence authorities is scheduled for launch Wednesday on top of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.