At Baikonur, head part of Proton-M rocket is taken

In the installation and test case of the site No. 92a of the Baikonur cosmodrome, preparations for the launch of Russian spacecraft “Express-AMU3” and “Express-AMU7” continues. Currently, the docking of both devices with an overclocking block “Breeze-M” was carried out.

All technological operations are performed by specialists of the South Space Center (branch of the center of operation of objects of land space infrastructure), Khrunichev Center and Information Satellite Systems Systems named after Academician M.F. Reshetnyova “(including the state corporation” Roskosmos “).

Start of the Proton-M rocket launch with an accelerated Breeze-M unit and telecommunication spacecraft “Escpress-AMU3” and “Express AMU7” is scheduled for December 12, 2021 at 15:09 Moscow time from the start Complex of the site No. 200 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Satellites of the Express series are manufactured by order of the Russian satellite telecommunications operator FSUE “Space Communications” in the interests of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. These spacecraft are intended to ensure a wide range of communication services and broadcasting in Russia, ensuring fixed and mobile communications, provision of broadband services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications.

/Media reports.