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Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 1
Proton-K/17S40
Jun 6, 1997, 4:56 PM UTC
Jun 6, 1997, 4:56 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
The Araks-N was a electro-optical area reconnaissance satellite, which had reportedly a resolution of 2 - 10 m (panchromatic and infra red). Its high orbit gave it a longer loitering time over the target.
- Type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- 200/39 (200L)
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- 🇰🇿 KAZ
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 25.2°C
- Wind
- 21 km/h @ 83°
- Sky
- Clear
- Source
- open-meteo-archive