Proton-M with the British communications satellite blasts off from Baikonur

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Proton-M with upper stage rocket Briz-M and British telecommunications satellite Inmarsat-5F2 has been launched from space centre Baikonur in Kazakhstan today at 15.31pm Moscow time (12.31pm GMT), the press service of the Russian Space Agency reports.

The telecom satellite will separate from the upper stage at 7.02am Moscow time (4.02am GMT) on February 2. After this Briz-M will make two manoeuvres for taking the disposal orbit.

Then the satellite will be put on the circular geostationary orbit with an altitude of 35.7 thousand kilometres, where it will be used for telecommunications services.