At Baikonur rocket delivered to ExoMars-2016 – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, February 12 -. RIA Novosti Carrier rocket “Proton-M”, intended for launching spacecraft of the Russian-European research mission ExoMars-2016 delivered to Baikonur, reported on Friday . Directorate Communications state research and production space Khrunichev center

“at Baikonur launch site of the Khrunichev center delivered the carrier rocket” Proton-M “, designed to run scientific apparatus of the Russian-European mission ExoMars-2016 – . a demonstration of the descent module Schiaparelli ( “Schiaparelli”) and the orbital module Trace Gas Orbiter Launch space mission is scheduled for March 14, 2016 “-. said the report

in the Center Khrunichev clarified that to derive scientific devices into the target orbit as part of ILV “Proton-M” upper stage “Breeze-M” will be used. A train with blocks rocket was transported to the assembly-test building site 92A-50 Baikonur, where specialists Roscosmos and the Khrunichev Center will begin assembling stages of the launch vehicle and its preparation for launch.

The launch vehicle heavy class “Proton” and the upper stage “Breeze-M” used to launch payloads into near-earth orbits and escape trajectories within the federal and commercial programs. Upgraded “Proton-M”, equipped with the upper stage “Breeze-M”, capable of delivering on a geosynchronous transfer orbit a payload of more than six tonnes

ExoMars -. A joint project of the state corporation “Roscosmos” and the European Space Agency (ESA) . Orbital module Trace Gas Orbiter will study atmospheric trace species and the distribution of water ice in the Martian soil, including by using Russian scientific instruments, developed at the Institute of Space Research. The orbital module will also relay the data to the module demo landing mission in 2016 year, the landing module and a rover mission in 2018 year.