NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Astra 1K

Launch Time
Mon Nov 25, 2002 23:04 UTC

The engine of the Block DM-2M upper stage shut down early, and the payload was stranded in a low Earth orbit.

Rocket

Proton-K/Block DM-2M
ILS
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 9,548 kN
Payload to LEO: 19,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,500 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 57.64 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.35 m
Fairing Height: 10.4 m

Mission Details

Astra 1K

Based on the Spacebus-3000B3S (Spacebus-4000 with avionics of the Spacebus-3000) platform, Astra 1K is equipped with 52 Ku-band and 2 Ka-band transponders and will be positioned at 19.2° East. It sets a number of records for a civil communications satellite: 5250 kilograms at liftoff; 13 kW end-of-life power; total span of 37 meters; height of 6.6 meters; 10 different antenna reflectors. In short, Astra 1K is a powerful, versatile, and highly reliable spacecraft, featuring highly accurate pointing and a long lifespan.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,250.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

Site 81/23, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Stats

2002

55th orbital launch attempt

Proton-K

291st mission
7th mission of 2002
33rd failed mission