MISSION NAME
GE 6 6
Status
Success
DATE
21 OCT 2000
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Description
GE-6, a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite with 28 Ku Band and 24 C Band active transponders provides direct-to-home (DTH), media and entertainment distribution plus enterprise and internet protocol (IP)solutions in North America.
Proton-K/DM-2M
Rocket Description
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.