Russia Plans Three Times More Proton-M Launches Next Year Than in 2020, Source Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia plans to perform three launches of the Proton-M carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome next year, three times more than in 2020, a space industry source told Sputnik. This year, only one Proton-M launch was carried out, putting telecommunications satellites Express-80 and Express-103 into orbit. "Next year, three Proton-M launches are being planned," a space industry source told Sputnik. A spokesperson of Russian space agency Roscosmos told Sputnik that the launch schedule for 2021 has not been confirmed yet. According to a draft schedule obtained by Sputnik, the launch of a Proton-M carrier rocket with the new Nauka ("Science") module from the Baikonur space center is set for July 15. Read more: https://sputniknews.com/science/202012281081583349-russia-plans-three-times-more-proton-m-launches-next-year-than-in-2020-source-says/