MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian Kosmos-3M booster rocket lifted three European scientific satellites into orbit Saturday from a site in northwestern Russia, the Interfax news agency reported.
The rocket, launched Saturday afternoon, carried satellites from Germany and Italy, Interfax reported.
The German CHAMP satellite will conduct geophysics and oceanography research, while the Italian Mita satellite will study energy particles in space, Interfax reported. A second German satellite will perform tests for future satellite systems.
The launch of two other German satellites from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was postponed until Sunday, the ITAR-Tass news agency said. There was no more information provided.
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