Belarusian satellite scheduled for launch at 09:41 on 22 July
12:18, 21 July 2012
MOSCOW. July 21. KAZINFORM The Belarusian space vehicle will be launched into orbit from the space launch facility Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 09:41 Minsk time on 22 July, the press service of the Federal Space Agency of Russia told BelTA.
The Belarusian satellite will be launched as part of a cluster of five satellites.
Following the relevant decision of the state commission the booster rocket Soyuz-FG coupled with the upper stage Fregat and the cluster of five satellites was pulled out of the integration and test building on 19 July to be delivered to the launch pad.
Once there the booster rocket, the upper stage, and the satellite cluster were assembled together. Pre-launch operations commenced.