Source says launch of Proton rocket with US communication satellite postponed

Launch of Proton-M rocket with US communication satellite EchoStar 21 has been postponed, apparently till mid-January, a source in the space rocket industry has told TASS. "At this point it looks like the launch has been delayed till mid-January," the source said. Earlier, the Khrunichev Center (manufacturer of the Proton-M rocket) said that the launch of the rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan has been postponed for more checks of the rocket and the booster unit. The manufacturer has mentioned no new date of the launch. More

(Source: TASS - Dec 27)