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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress 6A
Launched
March 12, 2000
Summary
Ekspress 6A launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 12, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 69th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,381st orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress 6A, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 35,709 km orbit inclined 48.7°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 69th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,381st orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress 6A · NORAD 26098 · 2000-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPRESS 2A
- Object ID
- 2000-013A
- Epoch
- 2000-03-12 05:24:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28617868 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7288192
- Inclination
- 48.7449°
- Ascending node
- 241.133°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1377°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8599°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekspress 6A · NORAD 26098 · in orbit
Proton-K 399-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 14, 2000
Blok DM-2M No. 10L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
84th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,145th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
136 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress 6A launch?
Ekspress 6A launched on March 12, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress 6A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress 6A?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress 6A launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress 6A reach?
Ekspress 6A, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 35,709 km orbit inclined 48.7°.
How many satellites did Ekspress 6A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).