ILS Proton-M/Briz-M launched the SES-1 communications satellite from Baikonur. Built by Orbital Sciences on the Star-2.4 bus with 48 C- and Ku-band transponders, SES-1 was placed into geostationary orbit at 101 degrees West to replace AMC-2 and AMC-4.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.6 T
- Flight
- 14th
- of 33 Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flights
- Date and time
- 24 April 2010, 11:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2010-016
- Launches in 2010
- 17th of 74
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