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Proton Rocket Crashes Near Launch Site

By Keith Cowing
July 1, 2013
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Proton Rocket Crashes Near Launch Site
Proton Explosion at Baikonur
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On 2 July 2013, a Proton rocket carrying 3 GLONASS navigation satellites suffered a major malfunction shortly after launch and crashed near its launch pad at Baikonur.

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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