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Space flight of Russia's Proton-M rocket with 2 satellites to become longest in history

Moscow, Jul 26 (Sputnik) The flight of Russian Proton-M carrier rocket next week to place telecom satellites Express-80 and Express-103 into orbit will be the longest in history, authorities said on Sunday.
As confirmed by the Russian state space agency Roscosmos earlier in the day, the flight is scheduled for July 30. The separation of Express-80 is scheduled 17 hours and 59 minutes upon takeoff, while Express-103 is expected to separate 17 minutes after that.
Last September, Proton-M launched European telecommunication satellite Eutelsat 5 West B and US' Mission Extension Vehicle-1 in a flight that lasted for almost 16 hours.
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