September 11, 2013
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Proton, Roscosmos, Russia
Proton Launch Scheduled for September

The first after July crash Proton booster launch is planned for the second half of September, but the date is still not set, – Roscosmos Head Vladimir Popovkin told the journalists on Wednesday.

“According to preliminary data it will be the second half of September. I wouldn’t’ say anything about the date as we have a certain agreement with Kazakh party, we have to eliminate all contradictions with Kazakhstan concerning this launch. Roscosmos is working on it right now”, – Popovkin said.

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