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European satellite launched by Proton rocket.

On December 26, 2010 at 21:50 UTC the Russian "Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome.

photo by Khrunichev Space Centre.

The rocket-carrier with the Breeze-M upper stage orbited the KA-SAT European communications satellite. The satellite was made by EADS Astrium company for Eutelsat.

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India failed to launch a rocket-carrier.

On December 25, 2010 at 10:34 UTC Indian GSLV-F06 rocket-carrier blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Cosmodrome) on Sriharikota Island on the east coast of India.

The GSLV poised for launch. photo by ISRO

Trouble struck the rocket less than a minute after liftoff, when video footage showed the vehicle veering from its flight path, tumbling out of control and being engulfed in a fireball. The rocket was carrying GSAT 5P, the largest satellite ever launched by an Indian booster. GSAT 5P was designed to replace an aging satellite and extend television and telephone services across India. Saturday's mi ... Read more »

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