LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Oct 21 2000
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
GE 6
Launch Successful
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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
- GE-6, a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite with 28 Ku Band and 24 C Band active transponders provides direct-to-home (DTH), media and entertainment distribution plus enterprise and internet protocol (IP)solutions in North America.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
81/23 (81L)