The upper stage with a satellite Inmarsat-5F3 separated from the “Proton” – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, August 28 – RIA Novosti. The head space portion in the composition of the upper stage “Briz-M” and a communication satellite Inmarsat-5F3 separated from the third stage of the carrier rocket “Proton-M”, said RIA Novosti Russian Federal Space Agency. First, after the May crash carrier “Proton-M” with the British spacecraft Inmarsat-5F3 was launched on August 28 at 14.44 MSK from Baikonur.

“There was a separation of” razgonnika “with the satellite. As expected, the separation of the spacecraft from the upper stage “Breeze-M” will take place in 06.15 MSK on August 29 “, – the source said.

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British spacecraft will be put into the so-called supersinhronnuyu orbit 65,000 kilometers, which is almost two times higher than the usual point of standing similar devices in geostationary orbit height of 36 000 kilometers. Inmarsat-5F3 is designed to provide

communication services in the territory of North and South America and the Atlantic Ocean. It is made by the order of the British operator Inmarsat space programs division of Boeing (Boeing Satellite Systems). Marketing rights and the commercial operation of carrier rockets “Proton-M” has a joint Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS). The controlling stake in the Khrunichev ILS belongs. Inmarsat c ILS previously it concluded an agreement for the launch of three satellites of the fifth generation (F1, F2 and F3).