LAUNCH MISSION
KhSC Proton-M Briz-M AMC 14
Status
Failure
DATE
14 MAR 2008
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
200/39 (200L)
Description
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.
Proton-M Briz-M
