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PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 26, 2026
Time (UTC)09:27 AM UTC
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Foton-M No. 1
Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space Forces43/3 (43L)
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 · 06:20 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Foton-M No.1 was a mission by the European Space Agency aboard a Russian Soyuz-U rocket that failed to launch successfully. The spacecraft's payload consisted of 44 experiments prepared by the European Space Agency, Fluidpac, BIOPAN-4, Telescience Support Unit, and others. Investigation found that the most likely cause of the failure was debris being ingested into the Blok D hydrogen peroxide pump, cutting off the supply of lubricant to the turbopumps. This was the first failure of an R-7 launch vehicle in the first two minutes of launch since 1988.
PayloadFoton-M No. 1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRussian Space Forces
Stages3
Pad43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
43/3 (43L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Global range
- Latitude
- 62.927°N
- Longitude
- 40.450°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
06:20 PM UTC - 06:20 PM UTC
Provider
Russian Space Forces
Profile →RUS • Founded 1992
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger betw...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
