← All launches
Launch SuccessfulKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Proton-K/DM-2M: PAS 8
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).
Wednesday, 4 November 1998
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 Pad81/23 (81L)
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#70
Agency Launches This Year#5
Launches From This Pad104
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
81/23 (81L) · 46.0740°N 62.9780°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.