Live coverage: Proton rocket readied for launch to Mars

Date

Mon, Mar 14 2016 5:30 AM — Mon, Mar 14 2016 6:40 PM

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Livestreaming of the launch will begin on 14 March at 08:30 GMT (09:30 CET). Launch is scheduled for 09:31 GMT (10:31 CET) on 14 March with first acquisition of signal expected at 21:28 GMT (22:28 CET)

European Space Agency

ExoMars 2016: launch to Mars

Animation visualising milestones during the launch of the ExoMars 2016 mission and its cruise to Mars. The mission comprises the Trace Gas Orbiter and an entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, Schiaparelli, which are scheduled to be launched on a four-stage Proton-M/Breeze-M rocket from Baikonur during the 14–25 March 2016 window. About ten-and-a-half hours after launch, the spacecraft will separate from the rocket and deploy its solar wings. Two weeks later, its high-gain antenna will...