Medvedev instructed to find those responsible for the accident rocket “Proton-M” – RBC

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered the creation of a commission that will not only establish the cause of the unsuccessful launch of the carrier rocket “Proton-M”, but to determine responsibility for the incident. According to the press secretary of the head of government Natalia Timakova.

She said that the head of the Russian Space Agency, Igor Komarov reported by telephone to the Prime Minister on the emergency situation arising after the launch of “Proton”, as well as the suspected cause.

«The Prime Minister instructed to create a commission to establish the exact causes of the accident and the results of this work to present proposals on the personal and financial responsibility for the incident”, – quotes RIA Novosti Timakov.

Earlier, the press secretary of the president of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that a state of emergency with “Proton” and reported to the head of state. “Of course, he informed him reported,” – said Peskov. No other details he did not disclose.

«Proton-M” with the Mexican satellite MexSat-1 was launched from Baikonur on May 16 in the morning around 9:00 MSK. Abnormal situation has arisen for a minute before the estimated time of separating the upper stage “Briz-M” and the satellite at 8:56 am MSK. According to unofficial data, the cause of the accident could be the failure of the third stage steering engine, Interfax reported referring to its source in the space industry. The interlocutor of the agency noted that for the same reason last summer was lost during startup satellite “Express AM4R.”

As long as the incident will be investigated, Russia suspend all missile launching “Proton-M”.

The information that the debris “Proton” fell in the Trans-Baikal region, as previously reported by Interfax, citing its sources, is not confirmed. According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, the third stage, upper stage “Proton-M” and the communications satellite is almost completely burned in the atmosphere. On the facts of the fall of unburned parts department is not known. Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that did not fix the falling debris disaster “Proton” in the Trans-Baikal region. “According to the reports of the heads of local governments falling rocket fragments were found, destruction and smoke there. Threats to the population and economic entities not “- said the Ministry of Emergency Situations.