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Launch SuccessfulKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Proton-K/Briz-M: AMC 9
Communication satellite launched for SES Americom.
Friday, 6 June 2003
Mission Data
🇷🇺Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterEst. 1916
Launch VehicleProton-K/Briz-M
Vehicle FamilyProton / UR-500
Vehicle Record3 of 4 launches (75%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record178 successes / 15 failures (92%)
Success Streak4 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch Pad200/39 (200L)
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#24
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad167
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Proton-K/Briz-M
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.
Launch Site
200/39 (200L) · 46.0400°N 63.0321°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.