December 24, 2004 11:20 am
Sich-1M
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Tsiklon-3
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
Launch Overview
Window Open
11:20 UTC
Window Close
11:20 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 24, 2004 · 11:20 UTC
Launch Facility
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad
32/2
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Russian Space Forces
Payload
Sich-1M
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Russian Space Forces
32/2
Launch Overview
Window Open
11:20 UTC
Window Close
11:20 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 24, 2004 · 11:20 UTC
Launch Facility
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad
32/2
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Russian Space Forces
Payload
Sich-1M
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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