Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Ekspress AM8 launch

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch Successful

Ekspress AM8

Name: Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Ekspress AM8
Start: 2015-09-14T19:00:00Z
Location: 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton-M/Blok DM-03

Launched Mon, Sep 14 · 7:00 PM UTC2015-09-14 19:00 UTC81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

51st

orbital launch attempt in 2015

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

2nd

launch this year

81/24 (81P)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

273 d 18 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

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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-M Blok DM-03

Vehicle history

Height

58.2m

Diameter

7.4m

To low Earth orbit

21,000kg

Liftoff thrust

10,532kN

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch Successful

Ekspress AM8

Proton-M/Blok DM-03

Launched Mon, Sep 14 · 7:00 PM UTC2015-09-14 19:00 UTC81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

Follow Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

51st

orbital launch attempt in 2015

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

2nd

launch this year

81/24 (81P)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

273 d 18 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Экспресс-АМ8

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-M Blok DM-03

Vehicle history

Height

58.2m

Diameter

7.4m

To low Earth orbit

21,000kg

Liftoff thrust

10,532kN

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