![The launch was carried out at a scheduled time [08:51 GMT] from the Baikonur space center - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/16194/27/161942749_0:0:0:0_600x0_80_0_0_88741847628026518737e7b3e2840d3b.jpg "The launch was carried out at a scheduled time [08:51 GMT] from the Baikonur space center")
Russia's Proton-M delivery vehicle lifted off early on Monday from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, carrying a European telecommunications satellite Ka-Sat on board.
"The launch was carried out at a scheduled time [21:51 GMT] from the Baikonur space center. The separation of the European satellite from the Briz-M booster is expected in nine hours and 12 minutes," a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.
MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti)
