Launch of Russian Proton-M jeopardy

Nearest launch can shift because of technical problems with the booster.

“It is clear that due to unresolved technical problems launches to resume in late may will not work, and the start of the Proton satellite EchoStar 21 is shifted at least at the beginning of June. Respectively, slightly shifted and all other launches of proton, scheduled for this year,” said the source.

Earlier it was reported that the launch of the communications satellite Echostar 21 was postponed to may 29. Later, a source at the cosmodrome has informed that the launch may be postponed to July.

Originally the launch was planned for December 2016, but at the time of preparation was discovered variances in the engines.

As reported Корреспондент.net in Russia stole precious metals from rocket engines. According to the media, we are talking about tens of engines of the carrier rocket proton-M. Technological problems with the engines emerged during the fire tests.

Later it turned out that almost all engines of the second and third steps were defective.

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