LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Nov 04 1998

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

PAS 8

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(5:12 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(5:12 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(5:12 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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

81/23 (81L)