Russian space agency and Space Troops agree launch plan for 2003
Posted on: Thursday, 13 November 2003, 06:00 CST
Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS
Moscow, 13 November: The Russian Space Troops and the Russian Aerospace Agency have agreed a plan of satellite launches until 2004. An ITAR-TASS correspondent was told at the press service of the Space Troops today [13 November] that it was planned to launch seven satellites until the end of 2003.
All planned unmanned launches will be carried out from Baykonur launch pads. They are carried out within the federal space programme, as well as international co-operation programmes.
The next launch is expected to take place on 24 November when a heavy delivery vehicle, Proton-K, will put two Yamal-200 communications satellites into space.
The launch of a modernized Proton delivery vehicle with Briz-KM booster is planned for 10 December. It will put three satellites into a geostationary orbit, which will augment the Glonass global navigation system.
The launch of a Russian delivery vehicle, Soyuz-FG, with a Fregat booster is planned for 25 December when Israel's communications satellite, Amos-2, will be put into a near-earth orbit.
A commercial launch of a Proton-K missile with DM booster on 29 December will cap the space launches in year 2003. The missile will put a telecommunications satelite, Ekspress-AM, into orbit.
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