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Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton-K/17S40 · 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 91st launch · 4th this year · humanity's 4,548th orbital launch attempt

July 25, 2002Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jul 25, 15:13Jul 25, 15:13 UTC

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Araks-N 2

This was the second launch of the Arkon-1 electro-optical reconnaissance. The 17S40 Blok DM5 upper stage and satellite were placed by the Proton into a parking orbit. The DM then made two burns to place the satellite in its 1500 x 1836 km x 64.4 deg operational orbit.

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Pad — 81/24 (81P)

93 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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