From the Baikonur cosmodrome launched a carrier rocket "proton-M" with the upper stage "breeze-M". By noon Moscow time she will be put into orbit a communications satellite "Yamal-401".
The head part, which includes the upper stage "breeze-M" and Russian telecommunications satellite relationship Yamal-401" separated at 3:25 Moscow time. The upper stage "breeze-M" is intended to display the goods on the high and ultra-high orbit. After the carrier rocket "proton-M" will load into low orbit, the work becomes "breeze-M", which delivers satellites and other cargo to 3.3 tons of ultra-high orbit.
Himself spacecraft Yamal-401" belongs to the Russian operator Gazprom space systems". It is designed to relay signals the relationship and broadcast on the territory of the Russian Federation and neighboring countries in Europe and Asia. Installed on the machine 53 transponder and 6 antennas, operating in C - and Ku-bands, tells TASS. The mass of the "Yamal-401" is 2976 kg with a capacity of 11 kW.
As previously notified the Day.Ru, Russian Sputnik relationship Express-AM6", launched on October 21 by means of carrier rocket "proton-M from Baikonur cosmodrome, in the morning the next day went into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Starting with the introduction of "Proton" was 3 after the may accident the media. Launched on may 16 from Baikonur "proton-M" with the satellite communication burned in the dense layers of the atmosphere. After a couple of minutes after the start in one of the tail engine of the third stage, which is responsible for the orientation of the missile in space, the pressure has dropped. Because this happened "error angle and tilt, and height of 161 km "proton-M" deviated from the line of motion of the flight and burned in the atmosphere. According to the specialists, to provoke a tragedy could damage turbopump system, located in the engine of the third stage of the rocket.
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