LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sun Mar 12 2000
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Ekspress 6A
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
Loading...
(4:07 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
Loading...
(4:07 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
Loading...
(4:07 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Proton-K/DM-2MDescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Express-A satellites are designed for operation in the fixed satellite service. Their transponder payloads make it possible to retransmit all types of traffic, including television and radio programming, telephony, data, videoconferencing as well as high-speed Internet.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
200/39 (200L)