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1999 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Telstar 6

successProton-K/DM-2M | Telstar 6

American communications satellite

Overview

Date / time: February 15, 1999 at 05:12 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 81/23 (81L)
Mission: Telstar 6
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Orbit

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

GALAXY 26 (G-26)