Launch Overview
Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC200/39
Outcome
Failure
Flight
535-25/88525
COSPAR Designator
2008-011
Mission
AMC 14 (Communications)
American communications satellite scheduled to operate in GEO, but was left stranded in a too low transfer orbit due to a launch vehicle failure. It was sold to the US Department of Defense and operated from geosynchronous orbit.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Agency launches
133 (3 YTD)
Site launches
1292 (4 YTD)
Pad launches
114 (3 YTD)