Status
Success
GE-6
Launch Time
Sat Oct 21, 2000 22:00 UTC
Sat Oct 21, 2000 22:00 UTC
Rocket
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