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18/08/2011
August 18 from Baikonur cosmodrome launch a launch vehicle (LV) "Proton-M" with the upper block (RB) "Breeze-M" and the spacecraft (SC) "Express-AM4."
Proton-M - Express-AM4 lunch
"Proton-M" has fulfilled normally, the head unit in the Republic of Belarus "Breeze-M" and the spacecraft separated at the scheduled time.
Express AM4 launch by Proton-M from Baikonur
Four inclusion of RB also held at the estimated time. In the remaining time until the fifth turn the booster does not work properly with the transmission and receipt of telemetry signals from the "Breeze-M" and board the spacecraft.
During the work on communication with the spacecraft specialists of the Federal Space Agency were involved in all the land measuring devices Baikonur Cosmodrome, by which it was possible to detect the upper stage "Briz-M".
Express AM4 communications satellite
Currently, experts conducted Roscosmos processing and analysis of telemetry data received and specialists taking steps to establish communications with the satellite "Express-AM4."
Image, Video, Text, Credits: Roscosmos PAO / EADS-Astrium / Translation: Orbiter.ch.
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