Apparatus “exomars” separated from the upper stage and flew to Mars – BBC

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The spacecraft “exomars” successfully separated from the “Breeze” booster. This is stated in the official Twitter of the European Space Agency. This information is confirmed in the official “Roscosmos” account in “VKontakte” network .

This information indicates that the device is now flying toward Mars. This planet “exomars” to reach in October.

The first communication session with the device after separation is scheduled for 0.28 MSK on March 15.

The launch vehicle “Proton-M” with the spacecraft Russian -European mission ExoMars 2016 ( “exomars-2016») was successfully launched on March 14 at 12 pm 31 minutes 49 seconds Moscow time from the Baikonur cosmodrome. “Exomars” – a joint project of the state corporation “Roscosmos” and the European Space Agency (ESA) to explore Mars. The project consists of two runs, the first of which took place on March 14th. “Exomars-2016″ will consist of two blocks: the orbital and landing. Orbital module TGO (Teace Gas Orbiter) will analyze the composition of the global atmosphere and relay data

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