LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Tue Feb 28 2006

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Arabsat 4A

Launch Failure

Launch Time

(8:10 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(8:10 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(8:10 PM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Proton-M Briz-M

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.

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

200/39 (200L)