Molniya-3K 2

Russia

International Sat. n°:

Russian satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	05F01
Launch date	21 Jun 2005 - 00:49 UT
Launch site	Pl, LC-16/2
Launch vehicle	Molniya-M
Mission	Telecommunication
Decay	21 Jun 2005

Launch failure

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Operator
Platform
Mass at launch	1700? kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Mission details:

Telecommunications satellite, believed to be used primarily for govemment and military communications. There was a malfunction 298 seconds after launch, at the time of the Blok A core and Blok I third stage were due to separate and the satellite failed to reach orbit.

Ref.: #3(SD396), #14 - update: 02.02.06