C Baikonur Cosmodrome produced starting carrier rocket “Proton-M” with a European communications satellite Eutelsat 9B.
“Carrier rocket” Proton “launch at the estimated time – 1:20 MSK”, – said the representative of the state corporation “Roscosmos».
After 10 minutes, separated from the third stage of the head with the spacecraft and upper stage “Briz-M”.
Derivation of telecommunications spacecraft to the target orbit at an altitude of 35.7 thousand. Km takes about 12 hours.
This is the first this year in 2016 with the launch of “Proton”. In 2015, there were eight starts this support.
The European Space Agency was told that the satellite has been sent as part of the launch of surveillance devices that transmit data using lasers. High-speed laser connection will allow you to transmit to Earth huge amounts of information in a short time, not 3-4 hours as it is now.
The satellites will be able to take pictures of the Earth and then ship them to the processing center. At the same time for the transmission unit does not need to be over the area where the receiving station is located.
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