Recent News Technology: "Proton-M" has successfully launched into orbit American satellite Sirius-FM6

Saturday, October 26, 2013

"Proton-M" has successfully launched into orbit American satellite Sirius-FM6 - NEWSru.com

American spacecraft satellite radio Sirius-FM6 launched into the target orbit at 35 thousand 793 km (the highest point of the orbit), the launch rocket “Proton-M” was a success, “Interfax” the Roscosmos. Sirius-FM6 – heavy duty broadcast satellite that will broadcast television and radio stations in the U.S. and Canada.

“The spacecraft separated from the upper stage” Breeze-M. “In the near future it will be transferred to the control of the customer” – the company said.

rocket “Proton-M” was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakhstan) at 22:08 MSK.

Initially, the launch of “Proton-M” with an American unit was scheduled for Oct. 20, but at the request of the American side, because of a problem at the receiving station in South Africa, the start was moved to the night, and then on October 25. Russian rocket men emphasized that their hand is no problem.

Running Sirius-FM6 was the seventh missile launch “Proton” in 2013 and the 390th start in its flight history, as well as a second missile launch after the accident on July 2.

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of International Launch Services Inc. (ILS), which provides the global market marketing services to launch rocket “Proton” (majority shareholder is the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “State Research and Production Space Center Khrunichev”), the launch was the sixth in 2013 and ’83 launch rocket “Proton” from the beginning of its commercial operation in April 1996.

rocket “Proton” for the sixth time was used to remove the payload of Sirius-XM. In addition, it is the 27th launch of “Proton” with the spacecraft, manufactured on the basis of platform SS / L.

Sirius-FM6 – super-power broadcasting satellite, designed by Space Systems / Loral for the US-based Sirius XM Radio, which broadcasts satellite music, sports, news, and other radio stations in the continental United States and Canada.

Sputnik, created on the platform LS-1300 will be the seventh unit in the fleet Sirius-XM, developed in the Space Systems / Loral. Sirius-FM6 will be placed in a geostationary orbit at distances 115.2 degrees west longitude for more than 15 years. Sirius-FM6 will be the tenth unit of the company, which now includes a fleet of four satellites Sirius FM and XM five sets.