 Russia poised to launch Proton-M rocket with telecoms satellite December 26, 2013 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Proton-M rocket carrying a high-power telecommunications satellite will lift off Thursday, Dec 26 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan to wrap up Russia’s space launch program for this year, according to RIA Novosti. “The launch has been scheduled for 2:50 p.m. Moscow time [10:50 GMT]. The separation of the Express-AM5 satellite from the Briz-M booster is expected at 12:12 a.m. Moscow time on December 27,” said a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The Express-AM5 satellite, developed by Russia’s Reshetnev satellite-manufacturing company, will be put into a geostationary orbit at 140 degrees east to provide mobile presidential and governmental communications, digital television and radio broadcasting services, as well as multimedia and VSAT network services. The satellite, weighing 3.4 metric tons, carries 30 C-band transponders, 40 Ku-band transponders, 12 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders. The spacecraft has been designed to operate for 15 years and will generate no less than 14 kilowatts of payload power, according to the Reshetnev company. Canadian company MDA supplied the repeater and antenna subsystems for the Express-AM5. Related links:   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director participates conference of Institute of Internal Auditors Armenia  Ralph Yirikian participated in the conference titled “Governance, Risks, Control: Promoting Cooperation” as a panel speaker.La Francophonie resolution expresses solidarity with Armenia The “Resolution on crisis situations in the Francophone space, overcoming them and strengthening of peace" was adopted by 54 member states of the organisation.Yerevan rejects Baku's accusation of “mass militarization” Yerevan has rejected allegations from Azerbaijan accusing Armenia of “mass militarization”.Armenian PM, Foreign Minister travel to Moscow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan have traveled to Moscow, their offices report. |
