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26.12.2013
Proton-M & Express-AM5 spacecraft on the launch-pad
December 26, 2013 at 14.49.56 Moscow time from the launch complex of the platform 81 Baikonur cosmodrome starting calculations of rocket - space industry Russia, the launch of a space rocket (RKN) "Proton-M with the upper stage (RB) Breeze-M intended for injection into the target orbit of the Russian telecommunications spacecraft (SC) Express-AM5.
Proton-M & Express-AM5 spacecraft Launch
At 14.59 MSK (Moscow time) head unit comprising RB Breeze-M and Express-AM5 cleanly separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle. Further removal of the spacecraft to the target orbit at the expense of the propulsion system booster.
Express-AM5 communication satellite
Express AM5 is a civil communications satellite for the Russian Satellite Communications Co.
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