[FPSPACE] Contamination a Likely Culprit in Failed Proton M Launch

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ASTRONOTES: Contamination a Likely Culprit in Failed Proton M Launch

http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html

The malfunction of a Russian-built Proton rocket that left an Arab
communications satellite in the wrong orbit after launch was apparently due 
to
contamination in the booster's oxidizer system, Russia's State Commission
announced Tuesday.