Carrier rocket “Proton-M” with a telecommunications satellite “Express AM7″ was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome – Ekho Moskvy radio station

The launch took place at 01:05 MSK. In the estimated time there was a separation of the third stage of the launch vehicle. Spacecraft in conjunction with the upper stage “Breeze-M” launched into suborbital flight path, told Tass Space Center Khrunichev. Further removal of the satellite into the target orbit will be conducted through five inclusions sustainer propulsion system “Briz-M”. In the early morning 11 spacecraft separates from the “razgonnika.” The total duration of excretion will be 9:00 13 minutes. The upper stage will then be put into a graveyard orbit.

“Express AM7″ manufactured by the European company Airbus DS commissioned by the Russian satellite operator “Satellite Communications”. It is designed to provide services to broadcasting, broadband Internet access, data transmission and mobile telephony.