Russia launches rocket with French telecom satellite

A Proton-M rocket carrying a French telecommunications satellite has blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, said a spokesman for Russian space agency Roscosmos. Tuesday's launch was the 386th of a Proton rocket and the third Proton launch this year. The launch took place at 20.02 Moscow time (4.02 p.m. GMT), the Roscosmos spokesman said. More

(Source: New York Daily News - May 16)