Roscosmos second attempt launched the satellite “Resurs-P” – Rosbalt.RU

March 13, 2016, 22:58 | space | satellite | Union | Resurs-P

 C Kazakh cosmodrome “Baikonur” has successfully launched a carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1b” with the satellite “Resurs-P” number 3. “Start took place at the estimated time – 21:56 MSK,” – reported in the space sector

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 According to Roskosmos, the unit has entered orbit, separated from the third stage of the rocket. “Propulsion launcher worked in normal mode and in 9 minutes 21 seconds the spacecraft separated from the third stage to an intermediate orbit,” – said the state corporation

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 Mission Control Center (MCC) to manage flight began «Resource».

 

 On the eve of launch rocket was canceled right at the start to the “Baikonur”: there was an automatic engine shutdown

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 Roskosmos appointed backup start date of March 13.

 

 Spacecraft Remote Sensing “Resurs-P» № 3, weighing nearly 6 tons had to replenish constellation of civilian means of detailed probing of the Earth.