Proton-K/DM-2M | Kazsat

Status: Success | Launched: Jun 17, 2006 22:44 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Government)
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M — Proton / UR-500 family

Mission

KazSat 1, the first kazakh communications satellite, features 8 Ku-band transponders for fixed communications and 4 Ku-band transponders for TV-transmissions and is intended for telecast, fixed satellite communication and data transmission for Kazakhstan and central asia.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

Pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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