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Proton Successfully Launches Classified Military Satellite

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A Proton K/DM-2 successfully launched Kosmos 2371 from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:44 p.m. PDT (2344 UTC) July 4. The 2400 kg Geyzer military communications satellite was built by NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki. This launch was the second Proton launch to demonstrate the upgraded engines which will be used to launch the Zvezda service module to the International Space Station.

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July 4, 2000