Russian “Soyuz” orbited four communications satellite – BBC

The Russian carrier rocket “Soyuz-ST-B” with the upper stage “Fregat” put on the target orbit four spacecraft communication O3b for the British operator transmits «Interfax» .

«Two pairs of communications satellites in pairs separated from the upper stage” Fregat “at intervals of about 22 minutes. In the next two hours using “Frigate” at the expense of their own engines will be taken away to the orbit of “existence”, – said the representative of the Russian Space Agency.

Earlier reports , that the “Union” was launched from Kourou in French Guiana.