Mission record

Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 10

Proton-K/DM-2M· 81/23 (81L)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Tue, 15 May 2001 01:11:30 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4471 ever

Mission

PAS 10 (PanAmSat 10) was an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel) satellite carried 48 transponders (24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band) to provide direct-to-home video channels to Europe, Middle-East, and South Africa after parking over 68.5 deg-E longitude.

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