May 16, 2014
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Proton, Russia, Satellites
Proton-M Crash: Express-AM4R Satellite Lost

On May 16,2014 at 01.42, Moscow time Proton-M booster with Briz-M upper stage and Express-AM4R satellite was launched from Baikonur spaceport. The satellite wasn’t orbited due to off-nominal situation appeared in the course of orbiting during the work booster’s 3rd stage.

At the present time special commission representatives analyze telemetry data to find out off-nominal situation’s cause.

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