International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B)
Launched
June 3, 2010
Summary
Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 3, 2010. It was International Launch Services's 5th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,058th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Badr 5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 441 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Протон-М с КА Arabsat 5BРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 15th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 5th this yearInternational Launch Services's 5th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,058th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Badr 5 · NORAD 36592 · 2010-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-025A
- Epoch
- 2010-06-04 01:39:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26404502 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7219339
- Inclination
- 49.0603°
- Ascending node
- 230.7866°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9335°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.2325°
- 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
- Badr 5 · NORAD 36592 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99513 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Badr-5 was an Arabsat communications satellite built by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, carrying Ku-band and Ka-band payloads for direct-to-home broadcasting over the Middle East and North Africa.
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
130th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,341st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) launch?
Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) launched on June 3, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B)?
Coverage: Пуск РН Протон-М с КА Arabsat 5B. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B)?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) reach?
Badr 5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 441 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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