Russia’s Proton-M rocket puts Mexican satellite into orbitMarch 27, 2013 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket has successfully put a Mexican telecommunications satellite into orbit, a spokesperson for the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday, March 27, according to RIA Novosti. The Proton-M carrying the Satmex-8 satellite blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 23:06 Moscow time [19:06 GMT] on Tuesday, Roscosmos said. “The separation of the spacecraft from the Briz-M booster has taken place, and the spacecraft has been handed over to the management of the client,” the Roscosmos spokesperson said. The launch of the Satmex-8 satellite was initially scheduled for December 27 last year, but was postponed following problems launching the Yamal-402 satellite, caused by a glitch in Proton-M’s Briz-M booster. Satmex-8, operated by the Mexican company Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex), is a high-power C and Ku-band satellite that replaces Satmex-5 and will provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in both North and South America. The new satellite, which has a service life of 15 years, will augment the current Satmex fleet in providing services such as broadband, voice and data transmission and video broadcasting. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |