Status
Success
Ekspress-A1R
Launch Time
Mon Jun 10, 2002 01:14 UTC
Mon Jun 10, 2002 01:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-A1R
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
2002
29th orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
287th mission
3rd mission of 2002
253rd successful mission
22nd consecutive successful mission