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April 24, 2003. Baikonur launch site.

The Upper Stage (US) of the Block DM that was launched from a low
Earth orbit established by a Proton-K Launch Vehicle (LV) put a
Kosmos-series spacecraft (SC) into its target geostationary orbit.

The prime developer and manufacturer of the US is S.P.Korolev RSC
Energia. The orbital module consisting of a Block DM-type US and a
Kosmos SC was launched by the LV from the Baikonur launch site at
8:23 Moscow Time. Upon separation of the orbital module from the last
stage of the LV, which occurred at 8:33 Moscow Time, two consecutive
burns of the US main engine were performed in accordance with the
mission profile and they have been completed without any anomalies.

Separation of the SC from the US occurred at 15:00 Moscow Time. This
mission is the 273rd successful mission for upper stages of the Block
D and Block DM type.

RSC Energia specialists participated in the upper stage launch
support and monitoring of its flight.

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