launched from Russia

Ekran-M #14L

Failure
AUG 09199020:18:59 UTC

Third stage lost thrust due to a cleaning rag accidentally left inside the propellant feed system, preventing the flow of oxidizer to the engine. Automatic shutdown T+349 seconds.

launched from Pad 200/39 Baikonur

aboard Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 345-02 into GSO

Payload

Ekran-M #14L

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