Russian satellites reach orbit

Two satellites launched Saturday have successfully reached orbit, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said."The separation of the Yamal-300K from the Briz-M booster went smoothly, and to schedule," a Roscosmos spokesman told RIA Novosti Saturday, adding that the same was true of the Luch 5B relay satellite.The Russian Proton-M launch vehicle carrying Yamal-300K telecoms satellite and Luch 5B relay satellite lifted off earlier Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.The Yamal-300K reaches orbit Click here for full story