Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 2

Success

Proton-K/17S40 | 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.

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Proton-K/17S40 · Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Launch pad

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · View on map (opens in new tab)