ILS - TurkSat 4A launch Mission poster.
Feb. 14, 2014
Proton-M with the upper stage (RB) Breeze-M launch
February 14, 2014 at 01:09:03 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 Turkish spacecraft communications (SC) TurkSat-4A.
Launch of Turksat 4A on Russian Proton-M Rocket
At 01:18 MSK head unit comprising RB Breeze-M and SC Turksat-4A cleanly separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle. Further removal of the spacecraft to the target orbit will be carried out by the operation of the propulsion system booster.
Turksat 4A satellite
The satellite is built by Mitsubishi Electric – МЕLCO of Japan for the Turksat AS satellite operator of Turkey. The TurkSat 4A launch on a Proton is contracted by International Launch Services Inc., a Russian/U.S. joint venture head-quartered in Reston, VA. ILS has exclusive rights for marketing the Russian-made heavy-lift Proton M launch vehicle worldwide. The state-run Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center of Russia, the Proton/Breeze M designer and manufacturer, has held majority interest in ILS since 2008.
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Roscosmos Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/20225/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: Roscosmos press service / ROSCOSMOS / ILS / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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