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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
AMC 23
Launched
December 29, 2005
Summary
AMC 23 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 29, 2005. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 117th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,750th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). AMC 23, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 6,201 × 35,622 km orbit inclined 18.5°. 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
- 9th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 117th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,750th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
AMC 23 · NORAD 28924 · 2005-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AMC-23
- Object ID
- 2005-052A
- Epoch
- 2005-12-29 17:36:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.92651303 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5391971
- Inclination
- 18.4502°
- Ascending node
- 143.8405°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.6964°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.898°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- AMC 23 · NORAD 28924
Briz-M No. 88514 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This series of satellites based on the new generation Spacebus-4000C3 platform has been originally ordered by GE-Americom as GE 1i, 2i, 3i, 4i and 2E. They were renamed to AMC after SES took over Americom and some were cancelled in this process.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
102nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,251st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did AMC 23 launch?
AMC 23 launched on December 29, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMC 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AMC 23?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did AMC 23 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did AMC 23 reach?
AMC 23, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 6,201 × 35,622 km orbit inclined 18.5°.
How many satellites did AMC 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).