LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Mon Jun 10 2002
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Ekspress A1R

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(1:14 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(1:14 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(1:14 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Proton-K/DM-2M

Description:

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.

Proton-K/DM-2M rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • The Ekspress-A1R is equipped with 12 transponders, transmitting signals in C-band, 5 in Ku-band and one in L-band and it was expected to have a life span of seven years.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

200/39 (200L)