July 25, 2002 at 3:13 PM UTC
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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July 25, 2002 at 3:13 PM UTC
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 46.0710, 62.9850
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.
Proton / UR-500 · 17S40
Height
59 m
Diameter
4.15 m
LEO capacity
6,000 kg
Successful launches
6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
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