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January 02, 2013

Rokot Launch Set for January 15
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 02, 2013
The launch of a Rokot carrier rocket, postponed indefinitely in early December over technical issues, is scheduled for January 15, Russian Space Forces spokesman Col. Alexei Zolotukhin said on Saturday. "A state commission resolved at a session on Friday that the launch of the light-class Rokot rocket will be held on January 15," the spokesman said. The blastoff had initially been scheduled for December 8, but was postponed to fix malfunctions in the Briz-KM booster. The failure was no ... read more

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