In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft is installed on the launchpad before the blast off at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720397

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft is installed on the launchpad before the blast off at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720396

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft is installed on the launchpad before the blast off at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720395

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft is installed on the launchpad before the blast off at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720394

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720390

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720389

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720388

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720387

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720386

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720385

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720384

In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Proton-M rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 spacecraft blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft are designed to provide a wide range of communications and broadcasting services in Russia, fixed and mobile communications, television and radio broadcasting services, broadband high-speed access to information resources and other applications. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

13.12.2021#6720383