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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
AMC 9
Launched
June 6, 2003
Summary
AMC 9 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 6, 2003. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 98th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,600th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Proton-K/Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). AMC 9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 6,453 × 35,682 km orbit inclined 17.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Proton-K/Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 98th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,600th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
AMC 9 · NORAD 27820 · 2003-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AMC-9
- Object ID
- 2003-024A
- Epoch
- 2003-06-07 13:24:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91015404 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5326268
- Inclination
- 17.2082°
- Ascending node
- 239.8231°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.832°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.127°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 9 · NORAD 27820 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88505 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Communication satellite launched for SES Americom.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,206th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
232 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did AMC 9 launch?
AMC 9 launched on June 6, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMC 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AMC 9?
Proton-K/Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/Briz-M spec sheet
Where did AMC 9 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did AMC 9 reach?
AMC 9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 6,453 × 35,682 km orbit inclined 17.2°.
How many satellites did AMC 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).