![[AUTO] Proton-M Briz-M - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fproton-m2520briz-m_image_20190224012317.jpeg&w=1600)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
AMC 12
Launched
February 3, 2005
Summary
AMC 12 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 3, 2005. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 111th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,697th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). AMC 12, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 401 × 35,668 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 111th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,697th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
AMC 12 · NORAD 28526 · 2005-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-003A
- Epoch
- 2005-02-03 06:06:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27707514 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7225314
- Inclination
- 49.1596°
- Ascending node
- 178.8689°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8402°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.667°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- AMC 12 · NORAD 28526
Briz-M No. 88511 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Americom 12 satellite, also known as Worldsat 2.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,233rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
324 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did AMC 12 launch?
AMC 12 launched on February 3, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMC 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AMC 12?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did AMC 12 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did AMC 12 reach?
AMC 12, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 401 × 35,668 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did AMC 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).