On December 15, 2014 at 00:16 UTC the Russian "Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket equipped with the "Briz-M” booster orbited the “Yamal-401” telecommunication satellite to provide services to users in Russia and CIS countries. The Proton vehicle has a deep heritage, with this latest mission marking 400 launches since its inception in 1965.