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Aviation Week and Space Technology is reporting a Proton K Block DM-2 rocket launch at 7:10 AM Moscow time on Feb. 28, that has placed in orbit a Raduga-1 military communications satellite. Russian space officials said the 2 metric-ton spacecraft separated without incident. Also known as the Globus-1, Raduga-1 was developed by Reshetnev ISS to provide communications for the Russian government and strategic armed forces.
You can get more details at http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/PRO030209.xml