OREANDA-NEWS. December 10, 2008. This morning the meeting of the State Board provided final approval for Proton-M propellant filling and launch with Canadian Ciel-2 aboard.

The launch is to occur at 16:43 Moscow time from the Baikonur site 200.

This will be the 340-th launch in the history of the Proton rocket-carrier. For the Proton-M/Breeze-M modification, this will be the 25-th launch.