The launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz” from Baikonur Guiana center canceled – Interfax

Moscow. 25th of April. INTERFAX.RU – The launch of a Russian carrier rocket “Soyuz-STA” with the European scientific apparatus Sentinel-1B from the Guiana Space Centre, three previously transferred, including due to the weather conditions, canceled again

“The. due to an anomaly discovered during the countdown to the launch of the carrier rocket “Soyuz”, the countdown was halted rocket and satellites transferred to a completely safe standby The new launch date will be announced after a full analysis of the causes of what happened, “-.. it said in a statement on the website the European space agency.

Earlier, a source in the space industry told “Interfax” that the adverse weather conditions in the region of the Guiana space center on Friday raised fears regarding the upcoming Saturday night at the launch of a Russian carrier rocket.

“in accordance with the current forecast weather conditions in the vicinity of the spaceport still look appropriate for a night launch” Soyuz-ST “- said the source

according to him, in the area of ​​the spaceport within. day predicted showers and thunderstorms.

Earlier, some media quoted the head of the European space agency missions (ESA) in Russia Rene Pischel reported that the launch of a Russian carrier rocket “Soyuz-ST” with the European scientific apparatus Sentinel -1B was moved from the 12 to April 22.

ESA in the framework of Sentinel project planned seven missions in orbit research equipment for Geosciences. Spacecraft Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B equipped with radar devices to operate in C-band.

As reported, the conversion carrier rocket “Rokot” in 2016-2017 will orbit two satellites of the European Remote Sensing . As reported, the conversion carrier rocket “Rokot” in 2016-2017 will orbit two satellites of the European remote sensing of the Earth.

“The first launch is scheduled for October 31, 2016. The conversion carrier rocket” Rokot “deliver orbit spacecraft of the European space agency (ESA) Sentinel 5p, equipped with sensors to measure air quality, ozone, and emissions and aerosols in the atmosphere “, – he said

The next launch is scheduled for spring 2017. . year

“In April 2017 scheduled launch of the carrier rocket” Rokot “with the satellite European kosmicheskogoagentstva Sentinel-2B, which will provide the optical images of the earth’s surface”, – said the source

. According to him, both the launch will be made from the Baikonur “Plesetsk”.

The satellite Sentinel-5p designed by ESA in the framework of Copernicus program to study the composition of earth’s atmosphere, air pollution and the ozone layer.

Sentinel-2 mission also held within the Copernicus program to perform ground-based observations and are intended to implement the monitoring of forests, the landscape changes and monitoring of natural disasters. It includes two identical satellites – Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B

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