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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/17S40200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Araks-N 1
Launched
June 6, 1997
Summary
Araks-N 1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/17S40 from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 6, 1997. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 44th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,148th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Proton-K/17S40 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2344, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,517 × 2,754 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/17S40 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Proton-K/17S40 flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 44th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,148th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2344 · NORAD 24827 · 1997-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2344
- Object ID
- 1997-028A
- Epoch
- 1997-06-07 00:55:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 11.06560017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0727575
- Inclination
- 63.4177°
- Ascending node
- 193.6937°
- Arg. of perigee
- 335.9538°
- Mean anomaly
- 21.0987°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2344 · NORAD 24827 · in orbit
Proton-K 380-01 Stage 3 · re-entered June 7, 1997
Blok DM-5 No. 1L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Araks-N was a electro-optical area reconnaissance satellite, which had reportedly a resolution of 2 - 10 m (panchromatic and infra red). Its high orbit gave it a longer loitering time over the target.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
78th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,090th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
201 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Araks-N 1 launch?
Araks-N 1 launched on June 6, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Araks-N 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Araks-N 1?
Proton-K/17S40, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/17S40 spec sheet
Where did Araks-N 1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Araks-N 1 reach?
Kosmos-2344, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,517 × 2,754 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Araks-N 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).