The specialists go on with preparation works for the launch of Inmarsat-5F2 space device manufactured on the order of Inmarsat (Great Britain) satellite communication operator scheduled for February 1, 2015. The initial weight of the space device will amount approximately to 6 tons.

Proton-M booster with European Astra-2G telecommunication satellite will be launched from Baikonur spaceport on Sunday, - Roscosmos spokesman reported.

Preparations for the final launches in 2014 are under way at Baikonur. Today, on December 2014, rocket and space industry specialists rolled out two boosters to the launching pads of the spaceport.

Inmarsat 5F-2 telecommunication satellite was delivered to Baikonur spaceport for the preparations for the launch, - Khrunichev Centre reports.

Proton-M booster with Yamal-401 space device belonging to Russian telecommunication operator Gazprom Space Systems was successfully launched from Baikonur spaceport on December 15, 2014.

On December 11 in accordance with the decision taken by State commission on space complex flight tests the rocket was rolled out to the # 81 launchpad of Baikonur spaceport.

Last weekend specialists started general assembling of Proton-M booster in 92-A50 integration building. The booster will launch Russian Yamal-401 telecommunication satellite in mid-December, - Khrunichev Centre press office reports.

Proton-M booster with Yamal-401 space device will be launched a day earlier: on December 15 instead of December 16, as was planned before, - Roscosmos representative reported.

At Baikonur spaceport specialists go on preparing Proton-M booster with Briz-M upper stage and Russian Yamal-401 telecommunication satellite for the…

The postponement of Proton-M booster launch with European Astra-2G space device won’t affect the launch of Proton-M with Yamal-401 telecommunication satellite planned for December 26.