Proton-K/17S40 | Araks-N 2
This was the second launch of the Arkon-1 electro-optical reconnaissance. The 17S40 Blok DM5 upper stage and satellite were placed by the Proton into a parking orbit. The DM then made two burns to place the satellite in its 1500 x 1836 km x 64.4 deg operational orbit.
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Mission Profile
Araks-N 2 was a Proton-K/17S40 mission operated by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center that lifted off from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 25, 2002. The flight carried its payload on a government/top secret mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.