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Raduga 34

Failure Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Proton-K/Briz-M

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Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

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to orbit0 km1,080 km downrange175 km up

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterProton-K/Briz-M
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Proton-K/Briz-M

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

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