Preparation for launch of Proton-M with American satellite АМС-14 proceeds at Baikonur
Baikonur. February 28. Kazakhstan Today - Preparation for launch of Proton-M with American satellite АМС-14 proceeds at Baikonur, the agency reports referring to the source at the cosmodrome.
The experts of the cosmodrome continue preparation for the first spring space launch.
In the assembly-test case of the platform №92А-50 the experts of Hrunichev State space research-and-production center are carrying out independent preparation of the rocket Proton-M, booster block Breeze-M, and the transitive system.
Simultaneously,foreign experts of the American company-manufacturer of the space vehicle АМС-14 are preparing the space vehicle for refuelling with fuel components.
Telecommunication satellite АМС-14 is made by the company Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. The satellite is equipped with 32 transponders and will provide with communication the consumers of the Northern America. AМС-14 is intended for operation for 15 years.
The launch from Baikonur of the space vehicle АМС-14 by means of the booster rocket Proton-M is planned for March 15, 2008.
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