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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 1M
Launched
November 5, 2008
Summary
Astra 1M launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 5, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 138th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,944th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 416 × 35,957 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 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
- 23rd Proton-M Briz-M flight · 6th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 138th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,944th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1M · NORAD 33436 · 2008-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-057A
- Epoch
- 2008-11-06 00:23:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25596146 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7236271
- Inclination
- 49.0709°
- Ascending node
- 5.1882°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9118°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1796°
- 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
- Astra 1M · NORAD 33436 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88531 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Luxembourgian geostationary direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
117th launch from 200/39 (200L), 6th this year · 1,304th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Astra 1M launch?
Astra 1M launched on November 5, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1M?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1M?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Astra 1M launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 1M reach?
Astra 1M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 416 × 35,957 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Astra 1M launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).