Rollin' Along
The roll-out of the fully assembled Proton Breeze M launcher, carrying the AMC -14 spacecraft, to Launch Pad 39 commenced early in this morning (at 6:30 a.m. Baikonur time). By 10 a.m. the rocket was erected in vertical position. Once installed onto the pad, the Proton was enclosed inside a mobile service tower.
Planned on–pad operations are now in progress on the subsystems of the integrated space launcher. The State Commission will meet again on Friday to certify the readiness of the Proton Breeze M vehicle and flight control team for the launch. The liftoff of the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle with the AMC 14 spacecraft remains scheduled for March 15, at 5:18 am Baikonur Standard Time (March 14, 7:18pm EDT).
