Carrier rocket “Proton-M” was launched with Turkish satellite Turksat-4B – RBC

The rocket carrier “Proton-M” with the Turkish communication satellite Turksat-4B was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was reported in the press service of the Russian Space Agency.

Start made at 23:40. At 23:49 the space head part (upper stage and spacecraft) cleanly separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle and entered the calculated orbit.

Further injection into the target orbit will carry the upper stage “Breeze-M”. Branch is scheduled for 08:53.

The Russian Space Agency reminded that the launch was the fifth since the beginning of 2015. The successful launch of the space with the use of “Proton-M”. Previous launch vehicle took place on 14 September this year, the Russian communications satellite “Express-AM8».

Turksat-4B – the second telecommunications spacecraft created by Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO, Japan) for the Turkish satellite operator Turksat Satellite Communication, Cable TV and Operation AS It will provide the services of broadcasting and broadband services in Turkey, Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Turksat-4B will be positioned in geostationary orbit at distances of 50 degrees east longitude.

The rocket carrier “Proton-M” with the first satellite of the Turkish company Turksat 4A was launched in February 2014.