Russia 'abandoned' Proton-M rocket

The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) will halt the launch of the Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M propulsion system after the missile fails to put two telescopes on orbit due to the upper layer of the rocket being bombed. scratched earlier this week.

>>>Russia failed to put 2 satellites into orbit

Russia launched Proton-M with Briz-M propulsion system, carrying two telecom satellites Telkom 3 and Express MD2 on the night of September 6, from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. However, the propulsion system and two satellites were unable to get into the right trajectory due to an unexpected incident at the engine of the Briz-M propulsion device.

Roscosmos will suspend the use of Proton-M and Briz-M propulsion systems. (Photo: Rian)

Roscosmos recently announced that it will suspend the launch of Proton-M with Briz-M propulsion system, until a survey of the cause of failure to launch Telkom 3 and Express MD2 telecom satellites.

'All upcoming Proton-M missile launches will be delayed until the emergency committee investigates the cause of the recent satellite launch,' a Roscosmos source said. on RIA Novosti news agency.

A source in the Russian space industry said that the engine of the Briz-M propulsion system had trouble might be due to a piece of trash in the universe. Meanwhile, an unnamed Russian space expert said that the satellite launch has failed due to human error.

'Human error may be the cause of the last accident. The incident may be due to mission operations not being accurately calculated or some malfunction with the device's engine when the missile has flown into space , 'the anonymous expert said.

This is not the first time the Briz-M propulsion system has malfunctioned. In the first launch with the Proton missile in July 1999, the second floor of the missile did not work, making the propulsion system and satellite satellite devices unable to orbit. In August 2011, the Briz-M propulsion system also crashed, causing the Express-AM4 communications satellite to crash.