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Video: Proton Rocket Launches on first Mars Mission in two Decades

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A Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:31 UTC on Monday, carrying the Russian-European ExoMars 2016 mission, set for a seven-month flight to deliver to Mars the Trace Gas Orbiter to study the Martian atmosphere and the Schiaparelli lander for an Entry, Descent and Landing demonstration.

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Videos: ExoMars Pre-Launch Processing

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The Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli Lander go through final processing operations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, going through testing and propellant loading before integration with their Briz-M upper stage and the encapsulation in the protective payload fairing to be ready for installation atop Proton & rollout to the pad.

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