New Russian light booster Soyuz-2.1V with Volga addon stage and Aist satellite made by students was installed onto the launching pad of Plesetsk spaceport, Russian Aerospace Defense troops press office representative Colonel Dmitry Zenin reported on Wednesday.

British communication satellite InmarSat 5-F1 separated from Briz-M upper stage and was placed under the management of the ordering party, - Roscosmos representative reported.

Russia and Armenia can launch satellite in 3 years if we conclude the contract in 2014, - Roscosmos Head deputy Sergey Savelyev reported.

Following the decision of State comission, on December 5 Proton-M launch vehicle with Briz-M upper stage and Inmarsat 5F-1 communication satellite was rolled to and installed on the launch pad of Baikonur spaceport's site 200.

Preparation works for the launch of Proton-M booster with Inmarsat 5F-1 space devices are carried out in accordance with the schedule, - Khrunichev Centre press-office reports.

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.

3 launches of GLONASS navigational system satellites are planned for 2014, - Aerospace Defense Force commander major-general Alexander Golovko stated.

“Rokot” booster with 3 European Swarm satellites designed to study earth’s magnetic field was launched from Plesetsk spaceport, representative of Russian Defense Ministry reported.

“Dnepr” booster designed on the basis of RS-20 “Voyevoda” intercontinental ballistic missile (SS-18 “Satan” according to NASA classification) set several foreign space devices of different purposes into the low-earth orbit.

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.