Russia launches satellites

Russia Saturday launched two satellites that will be used to survey Russian territory and track low-flying space objects, the country's space said. The satellites successfully reached orbit Saturday, Roscosmos said. The Russian Proton-M launch vehicle carrying Yamal-300K telecoms satellite and Luch 5B relay satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan Saturday, RIA Novosti reported. More

(Source: UPI - Nov 4)