Failure

Ekspress-A No. 1

Proton K/DM-2Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center200/39 (200L)

Wednesday, October 27, 1999 · 04:16 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Proton K/DM-2

Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

Height58.2 m

LEO Payload21,000 kg

Launches198

Successes183

Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket fami...

Mission Brief

Express-A satellites are designed for operation in the fixed satellite service. Their transponder payloads make it possible to retransmit all types of traffic, including television and radio programming, telephony, data, videoconferencing as well as high-speed Internet.

PayloadEkspress-A No. 1

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

CustomerKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Stages4

Pad200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan