American communications satellite scheduled to operate in GEO, but was left stranded in a too low transfer orbit due to a launch vehicle failure. It was sold to the US Department of Defense and operated from geosynchronous orbit.
Vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M
Proton / UR-500 · Briz-M
Height
53 m
Diameter
7.4 m
LEO capacity
21,000 kg
Successful launches
62
Launch complex
200/39 (200L)
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.
