Russian rocket with Glonass satellites crashes ten seconds after takeoff
A Proton-M launch vehicle carrying three Glonass-M satellites unexpectedly changed its flight direction some ten seconds after takeoff, started to fall and exploded over the cosmodrome.
The launch operation was broadcast live on the Russian Federal Space Agency's website.
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