Proton orbits Cosmos 2345 military satellite

Russia orbited a classified military satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Friday, which, based on parameters of its orbit, is probably an early warning spacecraft or a secure communications platform. The four-stage Proton-K launcher lifted off at 0:49 Moscow Daylight Time (4:49 p.m. EDT Aug. 14)...

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