Proton-M Briz-M | AMC 14

Launch information

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Mission description

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’.

Launch image 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)

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.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
32708 AMC-14 OTHER 23.52 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

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

To this date

Location Launch

#1292

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Pad Launch

#114

To this date

Agency Launch

#133

To this date

Orbital Launch

#11

Year 2008

Location Launch

#4

Year 2008

Pad Launch

#3

Year 2008

Agency Launch

#3

Year 2008

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