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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-4
Launched
August 17, 2011 · 21:25 UTC
Summary
Ekspress-AM4 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 17, 2011 at 21:25 UTC. The mission failed. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 154th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,152nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 21st Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 154th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,152nd orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Ekspress AM-4 · NORAD 37798 · deorbited March 25, 2012
Briz-M No. 99522 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ekspress-AM4 was a large Astrium-built communications satellite for the Russian Satellite Communications Company, intended for the 80 degrees East geostationary slot. A Briz-M upper stage malfunction left it stranded in a useless orbit and it was deliberately deorbited in 2012.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
136th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,366th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 18, 3:25 AM GMT+6, at night
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekspress-AM4 launch?
Ekspress-AM4 launched on August 17, 2011 at 21:25 UTC.
Where can I watch Ekspress-AM4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress-AM4?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Ekspress-AM4 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Aug 18, 3:25 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Ekspress-AM4 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Ekspress-AM4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).