Launch Partial Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:23:11
Friday October 6, 1995
Orbit too low due to a malfunction on the S5.23 engine.
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
580 kilograms
444th
Mission
5th
Mission of 1995
57th
Orbital launch attempt