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Decision of State commission on transportation of rocket carrier Proton-M with space satellite Inmarsat 4F3 to starting complex awaited

Decision of the State Commission on transportation of the rocket carrier Proton-M with the space satellite Inmarsat 4F3 to starting complex is being awaited at Baikonur, the agency reports referring to a source at the cosmodrome.

Baikonur. August 14. Kazakhstan Today - Decision of the State Commission on transportation of the rocket carrier Proton-M with the space satellite Inmarsat 4F3 to starting complex is being awaited at Baikonur, the agency reports referring to a source at the cosmodrome.

According to the source, tanks of low pressure of the booster block Breeze-M have been refueled with components of fuel at the technical filling station of the cosmodrome. The experts of the cosmodrome are carrying out final operations on preparation of the booster rocket for transportation to the starting complex of the platform №200.

The members of the State commission after assessment of the reports of chairmen of the groups on completed work will made decision on continuation of pre-starting preparation of the rocket carrier Proton-M with the booster block Breeze-M and the space satellite Inmarsat 4F3 on the starting complex.

The rocket carrier Proton-M with the space satellite Inmarsat 4F3 will be launched on August 19 at 04.43 Astana time.

Space vehicle Inmarsat 4F3 weighting about 6 tons was made by concern EADS Astrium on the basis of the platform EUROSTAR 3000 by the order of one of the largest international operators of global system of mobile satellite communication Inmarsat (Great Britain).

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