Proton M Rocket

Proton-M/Breeze-M/Intelsat 16 launch campaign gets closer to its end. Proton was rolled out this morning and transported to site 200. The operatins began at 3.30 Moscow time, and completed at 6 am. Service tower was installed after rocket erection. L-3 operations commenced. Lift-off of Proton-M/Breeze-M with Intelsat 16 aboard is scheduled for 3:39 Moscow time on Feb. 12.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• rocket
• proton
• Russian
• satellite
• Intelsat
• 16
• Baikonur

[Vamutus]

@bestamerica USSR russia? what?

[bestamerica]

MrGoodspeedy,

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let america have a own rocket with a intelsat,,,

no need depend on ussr russia,,,

forget it about ussr russia

[MrGoodspeedy]

@bestamerica Because it's a global world now :) , Intelsat ltd is a private company and they chooses business partners in attempt to make a profit first of all.

[bestamerica]

MrGoodspeedy,

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oh really american intelsat inside the ussr russia rocket,,,

why not american intelsat put inside the AMERICAN own rocket and not need depend on ussr russia rocket

[MrGoodspeedy]

@bestamerica because US Intelsat inside

[bestamerica]

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why america flag on the ussr russia missile for

[milosit]

This video so desperately cries out for the Thunderbirds theme music.

[iam1and1isme]

looks very cool, high tech and professional, HAPPY 50 th anniversary of first human in space: yuri gagarin: the man who made space flight possible!!!!!!