Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

PAS 10

Proton-K/DM-2M

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, May 15, 2001 · 01:11 UTC

Mission

/01

PAS 10 (PanAmSat 10) was an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel) satellite carried 48 transponders (24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band) to provide direct-to-home video channels to Europe, Middle-East, and South Africa after parking over 68.5 deg-E longitude.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Proton-K/DM-2M

Variant: DM-2M

Launch Pad

81/23 (81L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

46.074° N, 62.978° E

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