flown missionFailure

Proton | Ekspress-A No. 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center200/39 (200L) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Ekspress-A No. 1
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Proton K/DM-2
Family
Proton / UR-500
Variant
K/DM-2
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Type
Government
Country
RUS

launch site

Pad
200/39 (200L)
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country
KAZ
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates
46.0400, 63.0321