Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
GE-1A
Proton-K/DM-2M
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, October 1, 2000 · 22:00 UTC
Mission
/01The GE-1A telecommunications satellite was designed and built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) for Americom Asia-Pacific (AAP), a joint venture between GE American Communications and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/DM-2M
Variant: DM-2M
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.074° N, 62.978° E
93
Pad Launches
1164
Location Launches
78
Agency Launches
61
Orbital This Year