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The launch of the Indian communications satellite GSAT-5P (INSAT 4D) ended in failure when its GSLV-Fo6 carrier rocket veered off course and started disintegrating shortly after lift-off.
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Russia has postponed the launch of its Elektro-L meteorological satellite to January 2011. The launch was originally planned for 25 December 2010.
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