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Russia Sends Satellite into Orbit
Moscow, July 18 (KCNA) -- Russia successfully launched a carrier rocket Proton-M on July 16.

The rocket, launched from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, carried a Kazakh satellite KazSat-2 into orbit.

The mission of the satellite with a 12-year serviceable life is to provide television and broadcast services for Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries, as well as central Russia.

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