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Proton’s First 2008 Mission On Schedule

By Staff Writer | January 10, 2008

[Satellite Today – 1-10-08] Fueling of the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle has begun, putting the spacecraft on schedule for its first launch of 2008, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center announced Jan. 10.
    The mission, scheduled for Jan. 28,  will carry Russia’s Express AM-33 communications satellite, which was designed and manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and Reshetnev Research and Production Association.