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GE‑1A

Name: Proton-K/DM-2M | GE-1A
Start: 2000-10-01T22:00:00Z
Location: 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton-K/DM-2M

Launched Sun, Oct 1 · 10:00 PM UTC2000-10-01 22:00 UTC81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

61st

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

11th

launch this year

81/23 (81L)

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

26 d 12 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

The GE-1A telecommunications satellite was designed and built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) for Americom Asia-Pacific (AAP), a joint venture between GE American Communications and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications.

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

Launches

193

Successful

178

92%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesProton Rokot

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Proton-K/DM-2M

Vehicle history

Height

59m

Diameter

4.2m

Liftoff thrust

8,847kN

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

GE‑1A

Proton-K/DM-2M

Launched Sun, Oct 1 · 10:00 PM UTC2000-10-01 22:00 UTC81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

Follow Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in the app Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center updates

Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

61st

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

11th

launch this year

81/23 (81L)

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

26 d 12 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

Launches

193

Successful

178

92%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesProton Rokot

All Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center launches Website Wikipedia

Proton-K/DM-2M

Vehicle history

Height

59m

Diameter

4.2m

Liftoff thrust

8,847kN

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