Proton fourth stage exploded in military launch try

Russia's RSC Energia yesterday confirmed that its Block DM-2 kick stage exploded during an attempt to place a Raguda military communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit Sunday, after U.S. Space Command trackers counted almost 200 pieces of space debris from the blast. The initial Russian...

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