LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu May 20 1999
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Nimiq 1

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(10:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(10:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(10:30 PM 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
  • Canadian communications satellite.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

81/23 (81L)