Launch vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M
- Height
- 53 m
- Diameter
- 7.4 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 68
- First flight
- 2001-04-07
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch Successful
Nimiq 2
Proton-M Briz-M
Historical mission record
This page records Proton-M Briz-M | Nimiq 2 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Nimiq 2 is a high power Ku/Ka-band satellites, featuring 32 active 24 MHz Ku-band transponders with 120 Watt power amplifiers, and a Ka-band payload that will provide broadband services.
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geosynchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- 81/24 (81P)
- Provider
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
The vehicle
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Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch site
DestinationGeosynchronous Orbit
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