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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Astra 2E
Launched
September 29, 2013
Summary
Astra 2E launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 29, 2013. It was International Launch Services's 27th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,326th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Astra 2E, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 462 × 35,748 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Astra 2EРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 34th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 5th this yearInternational Launch Services's 27th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,326th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 2E · NORAD 39285 · 2013-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-056A
- Epoch
- 2013-09-30 01:39:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26717962 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7208152
- Inclination
- 49.085°
- Ascending node
- 342.0995°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8534°
- Mean anomaly
- 12.7317°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Astra 2E · NORAD 39285 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99540 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 2E is an Astrium Eurostar E3000 Ku- and Ka-band broadcast satellite for SES at 28.2° East, delivering direct-to-home television to the UK, Ireland and Europe.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
149th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,417th 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 Astra 2E launch?
Astra 2E launched on September 29, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 2E?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Astra 2E. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Astra 2E?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Astra 2E launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Astra 2E reach?
Astra 2E, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 462 × 35,748 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Astra 2E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).