Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Anik F3
Launched
April 9, 2007
Summary
Anik F3 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 9, 2007. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 124th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,828th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Anik F3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 35,816 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 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
- 14th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 124th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,828th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Anik F3 · NORAD 31102 · 2007-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-009A
- Epoch
- 2007-04-10 02:32:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26593995 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7229575
- Inclination
- 49.0333°
- Ascending node
- 189.9435°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8759°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0597°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Anik F3 · NORAD 31102 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88521 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Canadian geostationary communications satellite
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
108th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,271st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Anik F3 launch?
Anik F3 launched on April 9, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik F3?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Anik F3 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Anik F3 reach?
Anik F3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 35,816 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did Anik F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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