Spacecraft left short by Proton

The owners must now decide what to do with their satellite

(BBC) -- A Russian Proton rocket has failed to place a US telecommunications satellite in the correct orbit.

The AMC-14 spacecraft, owned by SES Americom, was supposed to have been put 36,000km above the Earth but only got to 28,000km, launch officials say.

It is understood the Proton's Briz-M upper-stage failed to operate properly. full story