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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GE 6
Launched
October 21, 2000
Summary
GE 6 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 21, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 80th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 4,436th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GE 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 35,747 km orbit inclined 48.7°. 4 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
- 26th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 8th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 80th launch13th this yearhumanity's 4,436th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GE 6 · NORAD 26580 · 2000-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GE 6
- Object ID
- 2000-067A
- Epoch
- 2000-10-21 23:17:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28337722 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7289516
- Inclination
- 48.7496°
- Ascending node
- 9.5503°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.137°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0721°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GE 6 · NORAD 26580
Proton-K 402-01 Stage 3 · re-entered October 23, 2000
Blok DM3 No. 19L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GE-6, a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite with 28 Ku Band and 24 C Band active transponders provides direct-to-home (DTH), media and entertainment distribution plus enterprise and internet protocol (IP)solutions in North America.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
94th launch from 81/23 (81L), 5th this year · 1,167th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did GE 6 launch?
GE 6 launched on October 21, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GE 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GE 6?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did GE 6 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did GE 6 reach?
GE 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 35,747 km orbit inclined 48.7°.
How many satellites did GE 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).