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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress-AM4R
Launched
May 15, 2014
Summary
Ekspress-AM4R launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 2014. The mission failed. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 167th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,375th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Экспресс-АМ4РРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Proton-M Briz-M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 167th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,375th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
Ekspress-AM4R was a replacement for the Ekspress-AM4 satellite lost in 2011, built by Astrium for the Russian Satellite Communications Company; it was destroyed when the Proton's third stage failed.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
152nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,431st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
158 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress-AM4R launch?
Ekspress-AM4R launched on May 15, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress-AM4R?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Экспресс-АМ4Р. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ekspress-AM4R?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress-AM4R launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Ekspress-AM4R going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.