10:10 Roskomos moved to a backup date of the launch of the satellite “Resurs-P» – BFM.Ru

During the launch of the carrier rocket on Saturday there was an automatic shutdown of the engine

The launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1b” with the device remote sensing “Resurs-P” was . moved, informed “Interfax” in “Roskosmos”

“Automation has given all-clear, the reasons shall be established”, – said the representative of the state corporation

in turn, “Roskosmos” website reported that. during the launch of the “Union” was the automatic shutdown of the engine.

«during the” Soyuz-2.1b “launch of the carrier rocket with the spacecraft remote sensing” Resurs-p “№3 automatic engine shutdown has occurred. Start stopped. The reasons are found out, “- said in a statement

It was assumed that the carrier rocket” Soyuz-2.1b “spacecraft” Resurs-P “№3 will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday at 21:56 at. . Moscow time

Start date moved to the back:. at 21:56 on March 13 Moscow time

The spacecraft remote sensing “Resurs-p» №3 had to replenish constellation civilian means of remote sensing c detailed level of resolution. Earlier spacecraft “Resurs-DK” (June 2006) have been successfully put into orbit, “Resource-P” №1 (June 2013) and “Resource-P” №2 (December 2014). Producer SC “Resurs-P” №3 is JSC “RCC” Progress “(Samara). Spacecraft weighs 5920 kilograms.