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Launch SuccessfulKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Proton-K/DM-2M: Ekspress 6A
Express-A satellites are designed for operation in the fixed satellite service. Their transponder payloads make it possible to retransmit all types of traffic, including television and radio programming, telephony, data, videoconferencing as well as high-speed Internet.
Sunday, 12 March 2000
Mission Data
🇷🇺Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterEst. 1916
Launch VehicleProton-K/DM-2M
Vehicle FamilyProton / UR-500
Vehicle Record39 of 41 launches (95.1%)
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#14
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/DM-2M
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.