SIRIUS LAUNCHED
A Proton booster successfully orbited the second of Sirius Satellite Radio's planned constellation of three spacecraft. Sirius-2 was launched at 5:43 a.m. EDT Sept. 5 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. A communications link with the satellite and solar panel deployment were achieved later that day. The...
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