Status
Failure
Ekspress-A1
Launch Time
Wed Oct 27, 1999 16:15 UTC
Wed Oct 27, 1999 16:15 UTC
Second stage failure.
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-A1
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
1999
62nd orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
265th mission
9th mission of 1999
32nd failed mission