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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Asiasat 5
Launched
August 11, 2009
Summary
Asiasat 5 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 11, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 145th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,998th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Asiasat 5, one of 91 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 35,824 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 91 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 145th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,998th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asiasat 5 · NORAD 35696 · 2009-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 91 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-042A
- Epoch
- 2009-08-11 23:26:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26572616 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7231942
- Inclination
- 49.2039°
- Ascending node
- 265.9117°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.7679°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1763°
- 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
91 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 88 debris, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Asiasat 5 · NORAD 35696 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99507 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
123rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,321st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Asiasat 5 launch?
Asiasat 5 launched on August 11, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Asiasat 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Asiasat 5?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Asiasat 5 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Asiasat 5 reach?
Asiasat 5, one of 91 catalogued objects, reached a 407 × 35,824 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did Asiasat 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).