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Proton | Ekspress-A No. 1

October 27, 1999 at 4:16 PM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton | Ekspress-A No. 1 launch image
Mission imagery · Proton K/DM-2

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T−00d00h00m00s

October 27, 1999 at 4:16 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

200/39 (200L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 46.0400, 63.0321

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Launch site
200/39 (200L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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October 27, 1999 at 4:16 PM UTC
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October 27, 1999 at 4:16 PM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 3:35 AM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Proton K/DM-2

Proton / UR-500 · K/DM-2

Height

Diameter

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

103

Launch complex

200/39 (200L)

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.

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