Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Araks-N 2

Proton-K/17S40

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, July 25, 2002 · 15:13 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Proton-K/17S40

Variant: 17S40

Launch Pad

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

46.071° N, 62.985° E

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