Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 2
Launch information
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The Ekspress series spacecraft for Data transmission, TV & radio-broadcasting, communications, Internet, video-conference closely resembled the Gals spacecraft and shared a similar spacecraft bus. Ekspress was to replace the widely used Gorizont spacecraft, and plans called for deployments at 13 locations (40 degrees, 53 degrees, 80 degrees, 90 degrees, 96.5 degrees, 99 degrees, 103 degrees, 140 degrees, 145 degrees, 205 degrees, 322.5 degrees, 346 degrees, and 349 degrees, all East longitude) for domestic needs and to support the Intersputnik Telecommunications Association.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 2’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Sept. 26, 1996, 5:50 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Ekspress 2 (Direct-GEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Rocket |
Proton-K/DM-2M |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
200/39 (200L) |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#4093
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Location Launch
#1081
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Pad Launch
#76
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Agency Launch
#41
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Orbital Launch
#62
Year 1996
Location Launch
#13
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Pad Launch
#4
Year 1996
Agency Launch
#7
Year 1996
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