Launch of the rocket "Proton-M" from Baikonur is scheduled for September 28

Date: 14:24, 02-07-2014.

Almaty. July 2. Silkroadnews - the launch of the rocket "Proton-M" is scheduled for September 28, 2014, reports KazTAG.
The newspaper reminds that last accident of "Proton-M" occurred on May 16, 2014. On the 540 seconds of flight at a speed of 7 km / sec. there was an extraordinary situation. The device failed to reach the previously calculated orbit and crashed to the ground.
According to the head of Roscosmos Oleg Ostapenko, the cause of the crash was the destruction of the bearing in the steering engine turbopump unit rocket's third stage.  In late May, an interdepartmental committee, which was investigating the crash of the launch vehicle, reported that the cause of the accident considered deliberate sabotage.
After the accident, it was decided to send rocket "Proton-M" back to the manufacturer to Moscow for rechecking of their propulsion.

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