Baikonur. On November, 3rd. " Kazakhstan Today " - the Booster rocket (РН) "Proton-th" with a space vehicle (КА) Astra-1M is established on starting "table" of a platform № 200 cosmodromes Baikonur, the correspondent of agency referring to a source at the cosmodrome transfers.

The decision on export РН "Proton-th" was accepted on November, 1st, at session of the state commission on preparation for start.

Yesterday at 06.30 on local time from a technical filling station transportation a railway platform of a booster rocket "Proton-th" to a starting complex of a platform № 200 has begun. The rocket has been delivered and established on starting "table" in vertical position.

To a rocket farms of service are shown. Experts of a name of M. design office the general mechanical engineering, the Federal space center "Baikonur" have started works under the schedule of the first starting day. Within 4 day experts of the cosmodrome will lead prestarting checks of systems of a starting complex and a booster rocket.

Start of a booster rocket "Proton-th" with telecommunication satellite Astra-1M is planned to make on November, 6th at 02.44 on time of Astana (on November, 5th at 23.44 Moscow time).

Satellite Astra-1M is made by European concern EADS Astrium under the order companies SES-Astra (Luxembourg). The Space vehicle in weight more than 6 tons is equipped 36and intended for granting telecommunication services, signals of TV in format HDTV. Astra-1M is calculated on 15 years of active work in a geostationary orbit.