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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ciel 2
Launched
December 10, 2008
Summary
Ciel 2 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 December 10, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 139th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,950th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ciel 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 429 × 35,629 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 Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 139th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,950th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ciel 2 · NORAD 33453 · 2008-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-063A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-10 17:21:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27787579 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7213235
- Inclination
- 49.0787°
- Ascending node
- 294.1659°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9025°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.4786°
- 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
- Ciel 2 · NORAD 33453 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99503 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Canadian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
118th launch from 200/39 (200L), 7th this year · 1,306th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ciel 2 launch?
Ciel 2 launched on December 10, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ciel 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ciel 2?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Ciel 2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ciel 2 reach?
Ciel 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 429 × 35,629 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Ciel 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).