Proton-M Briz-M | Arabsat 4A
Launch information
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The Arabsat-4 spacecraft are based on the Eurostar-2000+ version of the Eurostar satellite family. Both satellites received the names Badr-1 and Badr-4 respectively in February 2006. Badr 1 did not reach its planned orbit, when the upper stage of the Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) launch vehicle failed. After evaluating a lunar fly-by maneuvre to rescue the satellite, Badr 1 was deorbited on 24.03.2006 over the pacific.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-M Briz-M | Arabsat 4A’.
Failure
Status: Launch Failure
Class: normal
Launch T0: Feb. 28, 2006, 8:10 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Arabsat 4A (Direct-GEO) |
|---|---|
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 |
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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#4746
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#1252
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Pad Launch
#103
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Agency Launch
#118
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Orbital Launch
#6
Year 2006
Location Launch
#1
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#1
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