Status
Success
KazSat-1
Launch Time
Sat Jun 17, 2006 22:44 UTC
Sat Jun 17, 2006 22:44 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
KazSat-1
KazSat 1, the first kazakh communications satellite, features 8 Ku-band transponders for fixed communications and 4 Ku-band transponders for TV-transmissions and is intended for telecast, fixed satellite communication and data transmission for Kazakhstan and central asia.
Kazsat 1 is built on a load bearing structure, which allows launching it piggy-back with another satellite. Originally planned to be launched as a piggyback payload on a Proton-M Briz-M, it was delayed to 2006. It was launched in mid 2006 as a single payload on a Proton-K Blok-DM3, as no suitable piggy-back launch opportunity was available.
Kazsat 1 failed to respond to commands in June 2008 and is probably lost after only two years in orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,092.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2006
23rd orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
305th mission
1st mission of 2006
270th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission