Proton-M Launches QuetzSat-1

A Russian Proton rocket lifts off from Baikonur on Dec. 28, 2009 (Credit: Roscosmos).

International Launch Services (ILS) has launched their Proton-M rocket on September 29, 2011, carying SES QuetzSat-1 telecommunications satellite. The launch, performed from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, was on schedule at 18:32 GMT; the satellite deploy happened nine hours into the flight.

This is the second successful launch of a Proton since Russia resumed Proton flights following the failure of August 17, 2011, when a failure on the Briz-M upper stage sent the Ekspress-AM4 telecommunication satellite into a useless orbit. The previous one, performed successfully on September 21, 2011, carried a military payload.

Andrea Gini

Andrea Gini is a scientific journalist and a professional of the space industry, working as a contractor on ISS Payload Safety. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Space Safety Magazine. Andrea is also Chairman of the Information and Communication Committee of the International Association for Advancement in Space Safety (IAASS), publisher of the Space Safety Magazine, and he is responsible for the communication strategy of the association, Andrea holds a BSc and an MSc in computer science from the University of Milano, a Master in scientific journalism from the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste and a MSc in Space Studies from the International Space University.

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