Proton Failure Interrupts Glonass Replenishment

PARIS and MOSCOW — A Proton M Block DM rocket failed on Dec. 5, sending its payload of three Glonass satellites crashing into the Pacific. Russian space agency Roscosmos says the rocket failed to achieve its intended orbit and an inquiry has been opened to investigate the cause . But the agency...

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