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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
Launch vehicle
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Launch provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center →

Payloads deployed · 1

AMC-6
GEO