ILS Announces Proton Launch Delay of SES-4 Satellite
“ILS has informed SES that the launch of the Proton launch vehicle with the SES-4 satellite was postponed for approximately 25 days for technical reasons with the avionics system of the launch vehicle’s Breeze M upper stage. The additional time is needed due to the destacking and replacement of the affected avionics unit. The satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral.”
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“Four of the five Breeze M burns were performed within the prescribed timeframes,” Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said in a press release. “In the time interval between the fourth and fifth burns there occurred irregularities in telemetry data downlinking and reception of signals from both the Breeze M and the [spacecraft].”

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4 replies on “More Problems for Russia's Breeze M Upper Stage”

  1. Sounds like they are having a fairly routine issue just like every other launcher in the business.

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