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Russia suspends rocket launch over lost satellite

Russia suspended the launch of a Proton-M space rocket on 23 August over the loss of a powerful communications satellite, Reuters reports.

Russia’s space agency Roskosmos is trying to link up with its Express AM4 satellite, worth about USD 265 million (€183m), which disappeared from monitors shortly after its launch on 18 August.

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