26580 - AMC-6 (GE-6)

GE 6 is an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 22:00 UT. It carries 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders that provide direct-to-home voice, video and data transmission to America and the Caribbean countries and is parked over 83 degrees W longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2000-10-21
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan