BY JUSTIN RAY October 21, 2000 -- Follow the countdown and launch of the Proton rocket launching the GE-6 communications satellite for GE Americom. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.				Video vault The International Launch Services Proton rocket lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the GE-6 spacecraft.   PLAY (312k, 36sec QuickTime file) The second stage of the Proton ignites and the spent first stage is jettisoned just over two minutes into flight.   PLAY (186k, 28sec QuickTime file) Footage of the Proton rocket being moved from its processing facility to pad 23 and erected for launch at Baikonur Cosmodrome.   PLAY (169k, 28sec QuickTime file) Flight data file Vehicle: Proton/Block DM Payload: GE-6 Launch date: Oct. 21, 2000 Launch window: 2200-2210 GMT (6:00-6:10 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC 81, Pad 23, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. Proton - Description of the Russian-made rocket used in this launch. GE-6 - Learn more about the Proton's satellite cargo.