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Foton-M1

Rocket launch

by Russia

Launch time15 Oct 200218:20 UTC

failure

Ingestion of debris into the Blok D turbopump at T+8 seconds led to engine failure. The strap-on separated from the launch vehicle at T+20 seconds, which was automatically shut down by its onboard computer and impacted near the pad. One person on the ground was killed and several injured.

Rocket SoyuzU

launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Pad 43/3Russia

Payloads

NamePurposeMassComment
Foton-M1---