Failure
Ekspress-A No. 1
Communications
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center(KhSC)Government
Proton K/DM-2
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Wednesday, October 27, 1999 at 4:16 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,351
KhSC Mission
#67
Pad Launch
#83
Location Launch
#1,138
Launch Window
NET
Oct 27, 1999, 4:16 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Oct 27, 1999, 10:16 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Proton K/DM-2 Specs
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1982
Fastest Turnaround
6d 23h
Total Launches
110
Successful
103
Failed
7
Consecutive Success
16
Maiden flight: Oct 12, 1982
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
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 family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
Founded
1916
Administrator
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Total Launches
193
Successful
178
Failed
15
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
4