Proton orbits Telstar 6 satellite

A Russian Proton rocket launched Loral Skynet's Telstar 6 communications satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb. 15. The Proton lifted off the pad at Site 81 at 8:12 Moscow Time (05:12 GMT) and six hours later Telstar 6 separated from the Block DM3 upper stage in geosynchronous...

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