Russia launches rocket successfully after July fiery crash

Russia has successfully launched an unmanned Proton-M rocket into space, carrying a communications... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2013/09/30/ru... Russia has successfully launched an unmanned Proton-M rocket into space, carrying a communications satellite for SES, a firm based in Luxembourg. It took off from Kazakhstan at 3.38am local time on Monday, taking nine hours to reach orbit. The launch comes just under three months after the same type of rocket crashed in flames shortly after lift-off, the latest of several setbacks in recent years. Officials have said velocity sensors that had been installed wrongly caused the crash, which generated tension between Russia and Kazakhstan because it spilled toxic rocket fuel. The launch on Monday was conducted by International Launch Services, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Khrunichev. Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook   / euronews.fans   Twitter   / euronews