NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

GE-6

Launch Time
Sat Oct 21, 2000 22:00 UTC

Rocket

Proton-K/Block DM-2M
ILS
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 9,548 kN
Payload to LEO: 19,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,500 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 57.64 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.35 m
Fairing Height: 10.4 m

Mission Details

GE-6

GE-6, a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite with 28 Ku Band and 24 C Band active transponders, joined the GE Americom fleet of satellites and will provide direct-to-home (DTH), media, and entertainment distribution plus enterprise and internet protocol (IP)solutions in North America. The spacecraft was lofted into orbit on a Proton-K Blok-DM3 booster provided by International Launch Services and operated at 72 degrees West Longitude.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,909.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

Site 81/23, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Stats

2000

69th orbital launch attempt

Proton-K

278th mission
13th mission of 2000
244th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission