Launch Alert | Flight 7
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LAUNCH CENTER

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Failure
Tue Feb 28 2006
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Arabsat 4A

Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Proton-M Briz-M

Description:

Proton-M Briz-M rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

200/39 (200L)