Launched from Baikonur "Proton-M" with the British communications satellite - RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, December 8 – RIA Novosti. The upper stage “Briz-M” and the British communications satellite “Inmarsat-5 F1″ separated from the carrier rocket “Proton-M”, launched in 16.12 MSK from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, told RIA Novosti Roscosmos.

“There was a separation of the head space in the composition of the upper stage” Briz-M “and a communications satellite” Inmarsat-5 F1. “Separation of foreign spacecraft and” Breeze-M “is expected to be 07.43 MSK ( December 9). Thereafter, the Russian part of commitment to launch will be performed, and the satellite will go into customer management, “- said the agency interlocutor.

satellite manufacturer is the company Boeing Satellite Systems. Spacecraft InmarSat 5-F1 is created on BSS-702HP. Estimated period of his active life in orbit is 15 years. This is the third communications satellite series InmarSat, running on the carrier rocket “Proton-M”.

company Inmarsat (InmarSat) ordered three Ka-band satellite in August 2010, the American corporation “Boeing” (Boeing) for about $ 1 billion.
Each satellite Inmarsat-5 operates in geostationary orbit with flexible global coverage . After commissioning company Inmarsat satellites provide a wide range of mobile satellite communication services, including mobile broadband deepwater ships passengers in flight, as well as high-definition video streaming.

rocket “Proton-M” with three Russian navigation satellites “Glonass-M” fell on July 2 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the first minute of launch. Emergency Investigation Commission PE with rocket came to the conclusion that the angular velocity sensor on the rocket has been incorrectly installed, and that was the cause of the accident. Read more >>

In August, at a meeting of the commission to investigate the failure of the rocket “Proton-M” Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, first criticized the structure and operation of the Russian space industry. Rogozin said that the time has come to discuss joint efforts in space and aviation industry. Read more >>

What do changes in the space industry

RIA Novosti commentator Konstantin Bogdanov : “This, in fact, lies a possible answer to repeatedly ask questions about how these elites see themselves as the ideal final result to industrial policy. Quite simply, they see it yourself: state (fully or prevailing way) by ownership monopoly, tightly integrated with the point of view of making key strategic decisions from the highest political circles of the country. This is an ideal party and economic elite of the 1980s: in control socialist, and to receive, consume and pay workers in a capitalist. ” Read more in a newspaper column >>

“Russian Rocket industry requires a deep reform”

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Astronautics Tsiolkovsky Andrew, son of John : “No very deep reform of the Russian space industry can not do, reform is long overdue, even ten years ago, and it is not necessary to speak, and begin. Reasons for reform – the depletion of human capital in the industry, as well as its structure is inefficient. ” Read more >>

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Specifications rocket “Proton”

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