29 Nov 2013 14:24

Russia plans eight space launches for this winter

MOSCOW. Nov 29 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia plans seven space launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk and one from the Kourou European Space Center for the next three months.

"The next mission is due to occur at 4:12 p.m. on December 8 from the 200th site of the Baikonur Space Center. A Proton-M LV with a Briz-M upper stage will put the Inmarsat-5F1 satellite into orbit," a source from the space industry told Interfax-AVN on Friday.