Status
Success
Ekspress-A3
Launch Time
Sat Jun 24, 2000 00:28 UTC
Sat Jun 24, 2000 00:28 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-A3
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,500.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2000
33rd orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
270th mission
5th mission of 2000
236th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission