Friday, December 25, 2015

The rocket “Proton-M” with the communication satellite was successfully launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome – NEWSru.com

Carrier rocket “Proton-M” with the telecommunications satellite “Express AMU1″ on Friday, December 25 launched from Baikonur, reports Roscosmos . The launch took place at the estimated time – 00:30 Moscow. As stated by the “Interfax” in the department, this launch Russian space program is completed in 2015.

 After 9 minutes and 42 seconds upper stage and spacecraft successfully separated from the third stage of “Proton”. Telecommunications satellite
 “Express AMU1″ and the upper stage “Breeze-M” came to an intermediate orbit.
 Further removal of spacecraft into the target orbit
 height of 35 thousand. 793 km will be due five inclusions Engine
 booster and a 9-hour 12 minutes.

 Office of the spacecraft “Express AMU1″ scheduled for 9:43 Moscow time. Separated at startup stage of the rocket will fall in the Karaganda region, the Altai and in the Pacific Ocean near the Japanese islands.

 The satellite built by the European concern “Astrium” under the order
 Russian state-owned enterprise “Space communication”.
 Spacecraft “AMU1 Express” has a mass of about 5700 kg and
 It carries 70 transponders operating in the two ranges.

 The satellite will be positioned in geostationary orbit at distances of 36 degrees East, where it will be in 15 years
 serve the territory of Russia, providing television services and giving
 access to Internet applications.

The subscribers of direct broadcast systems through the individual satellite receiver antennas will be able to watch high-quality modern TV, including high-definition television and 3D communication services and advanced interactive services.

 Apart from the European part of Russia, the satellite will provide
 services to customers in Europe, as well as to the inhabitants of the African continent
 Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the features of the satellite is that the Federal State Unitary Enterprise
 “Satellite Communications” company, and Eutelsat will share
 capacity telecommunication satellite according to the concluded between them
 agreement.

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