KhSC Proton-K/17S40 Araks-N 1

Name: KhSC Proton-K/17S40 Araks-N 1
Start: 1997-06-06T16:56:54.000Z
Location: 200/39 (200L)

Proton-K/17S40

Status

Success

Date

6 JUN 1997

16:56

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Launch Pad

200/39 (200L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

The Araks-N was a electro-optical area reconnaissance satellite, which had reportedly a resolution of 2 - 10 m (panchromatic and infra red). Its high orbit gave it a longer loitering time over the target.

Rocket

Proton-K/17S40

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Height

59 m

Diameter

4.15 m

Launch Mass

708 T

Thrust

8,847 kN