The Russian rocket will launch into an orbit the Luxembourg satellite
Moscow. On September, 17th. INTERFAX.RU - start of Luxembourg telecommunication space vehicle Astra1M is planned to execute from Baikonur in the end of October - the beginning of November, have informed "Interfax" in the federal space center "Baikonur". " Start is planned to carry out by means of a booster rocket "Proton-th" Breeze-th ", - the interlocutor of agency has told. As he said, on the night of Wednesday the train with a booster rocket "Proton-th" is sent to Baikonur from the Moscow factory of the Center


The contract on manufacture Astra 1M has received European concern EADS Astrium from company SES-Astra in July, 2005.


The satellite is constructed on platform Eurostar E3000 and bears 36 transponder. The starting weight of a space vehicle - 5 300 kgs, it will work in a geostationary orbit within 15 years, rendering service of television services, TV of high clearness (HDTV) and communications for users of the Europe, Northern Africa and the Near East.