IRIDIUM LAUNCH from Baikonur is postponed

LAUNCH from the Baikonur Cosmodrome of a Proton booster carrying seven Iridium communications satellites was postponed yesterday. Russia's Itar- Tass news agency said that the delay may have been caused by low resistance in launch pad cables, and that the cables have been replaced.

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