Russian space industry specialists go on with preparations for the launch of Proton-M booster with Briz-M upper stage and cluster comprising two Russian telecommunication satellites Express-AT1 and Express-AT2.

Proton-M Russia’s heavy-lift rocket put a government communications satellite into orbit on Thursday in the final launch of the year…

The preparation works for Proton-M booster launch with Briz-M upper stage and Express-AM5 space device are under way at Baikonur spaceport.

Russia has no space launches planned for January 2014, but three planned for February. All these launches will take place from Baikonur spaceport, - the spokesman for aerospace industry reported on Friday.

Preparation works for Proton-M booster with Briz-M upper stage and Russian telecommunication space device Express-AM5 are under way at Baikonur spaceport.

Express-AM5 Russian communication satellite developed and designed by Reshetnev “Information satellite systems” Company was delivered to Baikonur spaceport from where it will be launched.