Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 2

Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 2

81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

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Araks-N 2

This was the second launch of the Arkon-1 electro-optical reconnaissance. The 17S40 Blok DM5 upper stage and satellite were placed by the Proton into a parking orbit. The DM then made two burns to place the satellite in its 1500 x 1836 km x 64.4 deg operational orbit.

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Proton-K/17S40


Height 59.00 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 8847 kN

Diameter 4.15 Meters

Mass To LEO 6000 kg

Liftoff Mass 708 Tonnes


Launch Success 6

Consecutive Success 6

Maiden Flight 1997-06-06

Launch Failures 0


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