Russia orbits six military communications satellites

Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces launched six low-orbiting satellites for military communications yesterday, but an apparent launch vehicle malfunction left the satellites in an irregular orbit which may cripple their normal use by the Russian military. The latest sextet of Strela-3 satellites was...

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