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Proton M lifts off with AsiaSat 5 (part I)

Submit on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 05:59

Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: AsiaSat 5; Date: 11 August 2009, 1947 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellite was to reach its geostationary transfer orbit around nine hours after lift-off [too late for this issue].
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