Moscow . September 1. Interfax -AVN - Launch rocket " Zenit- 3SL ¡ " with the Israeli communications satellite " Amos -4 " was realized on Sunday from the Baikonur cosmodrome , "Interfax - AVN," the press service of the Russian Federal Space Agency ( Roscosmos) . "The launch rocket" Zenit- 3SL ¡ " , equipped with a Block DM- SLB is made at 00:05 MSK program " Land Launch "- said the official. " The head of the office space in the upper stage and the spacecraft from the launch vehicle will occur in 518 seconds after the start" , - explained in the Russian Space Agency . They noted that the area of impact of the spent first-stage booster is located in the Karaganda region ( Kazakhstan ) , fairing - in the Altai , Tuva and Khakassia ( Russia ), the second stage - the Sea of Japan . Further removal of the spacecraft will be carried out by the inclusion of three main engine upper stage. Separation of the spacecraft , " Amos -4" from the upper stage will occur at 06:50 . Then, the upper stage will be set aside into a different orbit . Spacecraft " Amos -4 " was created by the Israeli company IAI for the Israeli satellite operator Spacecom. It will operate in geostationary orbit at 65 degrees East , which will provide a complete list of satellite services in the territory of Russia , the Middle East and neighboring regions. Satellite mass - 4250 kg, design life - 12 years. Payload - 12 transponders, Ku- and Ka-band .
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