 Russia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying the country's fourth electro-well meteorological satellite February 5. The launch took place at 912 Greenwich meantime from the Russian-leased Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan. Upon reaching the low-Earth orbit, the upper stage of the Proton-M launch vehicle is due to deliver the satellite to an orbit with an altitude of 35,400 kilometers. This is Russia's first space launch in 2023, with another three scheduled for the coming months. According to the Russian space agency Roscosmos it intends to send its Soyuz MS-23 mission and the Soyuz 2.1A carrier rocket to the International Space Station in February, as well as launch another Proton rocket in March.