Russian relay satellite Luch-5B put into target orbit

The Proton-M carrier rocket, launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Monday, has put the Luch-5B relay satellite into target orbit, the Khrunichev state space research and production center's spokesman told Interfax. "The Luch-5B successfully separated from the Briz-M upper stage at 5:17 pm Moscow rime (GMT)," the spokesman said. Luch-5B was developed and made by the Krasnoyarsk-based Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems. More

(Source: Space Daily - Apr 30)