'Proton-M' Carrier rocket with three satellites explodes at 1st minute after launch

MOSCOW. July 2. KAZINFORM - 'Proton-M' carrier rocket with three GLONASS satellites fell in the first minute after launch from Baikonur cosmodrome. Launch was broadcast live on TV channel 'Russia 24'. It is reported that during missile launch emergency situation occurred. 'Proton-M' was equipped with an upper stage rocket DM-03.

Upper stage rocket DM-03 has been set for the first time since 2010, as a result of errors in the design documentation booster failed to bring three GLONASS satellites into orbit.