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Tsiklon-3 | Sich-1M

Tsiklon-3 | Sich-1M

Status: Failure  |  Launched: Dec 24, 2004 11:20 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

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..

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: 32/2
  • Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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