2000 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
GE 6
successProton-K/DM-2M | GE 6
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 21, 2000 at 10:00 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 81/23 (81L)
- Mission
- GE 6
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit