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Прямая трансляция пуска РКН "Протон-М" с РБ "ДМ-03" и КА "Спектр-РГ"

Место: космодром Байконур. Начало трансляции: 14:10 (мск). Пуск: 15:31 (мск)

Запуск астрофизической обсерватории Спектр-РГ

Пуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» с разгонным блоком «ДМ-03» и новой орбитальной обсерваторией «Спектр-РГ» запланирован 13 июля в 15:31 мск. Главная ее миссия ...

Spektr-RG

Overview

Destination: Sun-Earth L2
Mission: Astrophysics

Sun-Earth L2 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Spektr-RG is a joint Russian-German observatory-class mission. It is intented to study the interplanetary magnetic field, galaxies and black holes.

Proton-M

Family:
Configuration: M Blok DM-03

Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    58.2 m
  • Diameter
    7.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    4.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    712.0 T
  • Thrust
    10532.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Proton-M
  • Family
  • Variant
    M Blok DM-03
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Proton-M Blok DM-03
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $65000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2100.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    6920.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    3250.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

(KhSC)

Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Successes: 181 Failures: 15 Pending: 1

Agency Type:

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

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