The decision on the first start-up after the accident of the Russian carrier rocket “Proton” will be made in June of this year, reports RIA “Novosti» , citing the head of the Center Khrunichev Andrew Kalinowski.
“Now is the localization of defects” Proton “. In June, we set a date for the next start-up and to report Roscosmos “, – he said.
Kalinowski pointed out that the latest accident will not force to revise the program of replacement of the launch vehicle” Angara “. “No,” – he said.
The accident carrier rocket “Proton-M” occurred on the night of May 16 when outputting to orbit the Mexican satellite MexSat-1. As reported by the head of the Russian Space Agency, Igor Komarov, the cause of the accident is not productive and constructive: the problem in the rotor third-stage engine.
According to him, in the framework of the commission of inquiry into the accident revealed a number of inconsistencies in the quality management system companies.
Kalinowski added that the price of the launch vehicle “Angara” at the time of mass production in 2021 will be lower than the carrier rocket “Proton».
Earlier, the Federal Space Agency said , the engine “Proton” refused due to overheating and imbalances.
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