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Russian Space ForcesLaunch FailureEarth ScienceTsiklon-3
Launched 2004-12-24 11:20 UTC32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
Tsiklon-3 lifted off with Sich-1M, but the launch failed.
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No cause has been given yet. What Russian Space Forces finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.
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Height
39.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
4,100kg
Liftoff thrust
2,713kN
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