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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Arabsat 4A
Launched
February 28, 2006
Summary
Arabsat 4A launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 28, 2006. The mission failed. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 118th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,756th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 108 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 118th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,756th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
108 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 106 debris; 88 still in orbit
- Arabsat 4A · NORAD 28943 · deorbited March 24, 2006
Briz-M No. 88515 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Arabsat-4 spacecraft are based on the Eurostar-2000+ version of the Eurostar satellite family. Both satellites received the names Badr-1 and Badr-4 respectively in February 2006. Badr 1 did not reach its planned orbit, when the upper stage of the Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) launch vehicle failed. After evaluating a lunar fly-by maneuvre to rescue the satellite, Badr 1 was deorbited on 24.03.2006 over the pacific.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
103rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,252nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat 4A launch?
Arabsat 4A launched on February 28, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat 4A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Arabsat 4A?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Arabsat 4A launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Arabsat 4A going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Arabsat 4A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).