Two broadcasting satellites share Proton rocket ride

Communications satellites for North America and Kazakhstan blasted off on top of a Proton rocket Friday, beginning a lengthy nine-hour journey to orbit that includes a series of six firings of the rocket's Breeze upper stage engine. Liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome occurred at 2316 GMT (7:16 p.m. EDT).

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