Ekran-M #14L
Failure
AUG 09199020:18:59 UTCThird 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.
LIFTOFF
AUG 09 199020:18:59 UTC
Failure
launched from Pad 200/39 Baikonur
aboard Proton K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 345-02 into GSO
Payload
Ekran-M #14L
Communications
