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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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMC-6 2000-067A | Payload | 35768 × 35805 km · 0.5° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 2000-067B | Rocket body | re-entered 2000-10-24 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 2000-067C | Debris | re-entered 2000-10-23 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 2000-067D | Rocket body | 5728 × 35854 km · 17.3° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2000-067. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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