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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Telkom-3 & Ekspress MD2
Launched
August 6, 2012
Summary
Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 6, 2012. The mission failed. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 159th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,236th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 120 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 29th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 159th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,236th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
120 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 116 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Telkom-3 · NORAD 38744 · re-entered February 5, 2021
- Ekspress MD-2 · NORAD 38745 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99532 · broke up October 16, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Telkom-3 was an Indonesian communications satellite for Telkom Indonesia and Ekspress-MD2 a small Russian communications satellite for RSCC; both were stranded in a useless low orbit when the Briz-M upper stage shut down early.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
69th launch from 81/24 (81P), 4th this year · 1,392nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2 launch?
Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2 launched on August 6, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Telkom-3 & Ekspress-MD2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).