Russia has postponed the launch of the Proton-M rocket again: the second failure at Baikonur this month.

According to ТСН: Russia has postponed the launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle, scheduled for December 15, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This is the second incident related to the launch of spacecraft at Baikonur.

The shift in the launch schedule for the rocket, which was supposed to put a meteorological satellite into orbit, was announced by the Russian state corporation 'Roscosmos'.

'During scheduled pre-launch checks of all systems, a local inconsistency in the booster block was diagnosed,' the statement says.

The rocket launch has been postponed to 'eliminate the deficiencies'.

The Proton rocket has been in use since the mid-1960s, and in the future, it is planned to be replaced by Angara rockets.

Recent incidents at Baikonur

Earlier, on November 27, during the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 ship to the International Space Station, an incident occurred that damaged the only launch pad for Russian manned missions.

Experts noted that due to this accident, Russia lost the ability to send people into space, which has not happened since 1961. They also estimate that launches of the Soyuz and Progress ships are 'postponed indefinitely', as there is no alternative launch pad and building a new one under current crisis conditions is practically impossible.

Potential threats in space

This summer, it was reported that Russia could enter a new phase of hybrid warfare in space. The Kremlin is considering the possibility of 'nuclear sabotage' that could incapacitate key satellites of the USA, Europe, and the company SpaceX, which provide communication, including for Ukraine.

These events indicate serious difficulties for the Russian space program, especially regarding potential delays in both manned and unmanned launches. Isolation from new technologies and resources, as well as internal problems, may significantly limit Russia's ability to maintain an active presence in space.