LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Tue Oct 15 2002
Russian Space Forces
Foton-M No. 1
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(6:20 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(6:20 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:20 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Soyuz-U-PVBDescription:
A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- Foton-M No.1 was a mission by the European Space Agency aboard a Russian Soyuz-U rocket that failed to launch successfully. The spacecraft's payload consisted of 44 experiments prepared by the European Space Agency, Fluidpac, BIOPAN-4, Telescience Support Unit, and others. Investigation found that the most likely cause of the failure was debris being ingested into the Blok D hydrogen peroxide pump, cutting off the supply of lubricant to the turbopumps. This was the first failure of an R-7 launch vehicle in the first two minutes of launch since 1988.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Pad
43/3 (43L)