Ekspress-A2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:07:00

Sunday March 12, 2000

Mission Details

Ekspress-A2

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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. The Express-A satellites are equipped with 17 high-power C- and Ku-band transponders. Russia's Krasnoyarsk-based NPO PM is the prime contractor for the Express-A-series satellites. The satellite bus is developed by NPO PM, while Alcatel Espace of France supplies the payload.

Geostationary Earth Orbit

1 Payload

2,500 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Proton-K/Block DM-2M

Active 1994 to 2005

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center logo

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Rocket

Height: 57.64m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 19,000 kg

GTO: 2,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

9,548 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.35m

Height: 10.4m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 200/39

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 23 hours

Stats

Proton-K


267th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2000

2000


14th

Orbital launch attempt