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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM6
Launched
October 21, 2014
Summary
Ekspress AM6 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 21, 2014. The mission was a partial failure: The payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 170th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,415th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Result
- The payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Протон-М с КА Экспресс-АМ6Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 44th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 6th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 170th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,415th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Ekspress AM-6 · NORAD 40277 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99550 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Television and radio broadcasting, broadband Internet, multimedia services and mobile communications for the Russian Satellite Communications Co.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79th launch from 81/24 (81P), 5th this year · 1,438th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress AM6 launch?
Ekspress AM6 launched on October 21, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was Ekspress AM6 a partial failure?
The payload was placed into a lower than planned orbit.
Where can I watch Ekspress AM6?
Coverage: Пуск РН Протон-М с КА Экспресс-АМ6. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ekspress AM6?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress AM6 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Ekspress AM6 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Ekspress AM6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).