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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
AMC 15
Launched
October 14, 2004
Summary
AMC 15 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 14, 2004. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 108th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,681st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). AMC 15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 7,193 × 35,772 km orbit inclined 18.6°. 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
- 5th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 108th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,681st orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
AMC 15 · NORAD 28446 · 2004-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2004-041A
- Epoch
- 2004-10-15 10:27:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.86760312 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5130244
- Inclination
- 18.5504°
- Ascending node
- 353.1698°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8185°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.2298°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- AMC 15 · NORAD 28446 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88510 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A communications satellite that belonged to SES Americom
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
95th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,229th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did AMC 15 launch?
AMC 15 launched on October 14, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMC 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AMC 15?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did AMC 15 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did AMC 15 reach?
AMC 15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 7,193 × 35,772 km orbit inclined 18.6°.
How many satellites did AMC 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).