Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 14
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 14’.

Failure
Status: Launch Failure
Class: normal
Launch T0: March 14, 2008, 11:18 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
AMC 14 (GSO) |
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Launcher |
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Rocket |
Proton-M Briz-M |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
200/39 (200L) |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 14’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 14’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#4886
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Location Launch
#1292
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Pad Launch
#114
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Agency Launch
#133
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Orbital Launch
#11
Year 2008
Location Launch
#4
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#3
Year 2008
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