Such a nose fairing will make it possible to launch a large-size satellite or two spacecrafts at a time.
"Launches of commercial spacecrafts with the carrier rockets Proton-M and Proton Medium with the nose cone of five-meter diameter will become possible from the beginning of 2020", - the rockets producer, namely the Khrunichev Space Center reports.
The enlarged nose fairing will make it possible for Proton to launch a large-size satellite or two spacecrafts at a time. Moreover, it will enable experts to launch several satellites together into low orbits.
Sources: http://tass.ru
Author: Vera Ivanova