Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
DirecTV 10
Launched
July 7, 2007
Summary
DirecTV 10 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 July 7, 2007. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 125th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,851st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 10, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 421 × 35,820 km orbit inclined 45.5°. 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
- 2nd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 125th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,851st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 10 · NORAD 31862 · 2007-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-032A
- Epoch
- 2007-07-07 04:52:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26504018 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7226684
- Inclination
- 45.5391°
- Ascending node
- 299.3752°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0125°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9181°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- DirecTV 10 · NORAD 31862
Briz-M No. 88520 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary communications satellite
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
109th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,277th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did DirecTV 10 launch?
DirecTV 10 launched on July 7, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV 10?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did DirecTV 10 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did DirecTV 10 reach?
DirecTV 10, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 421 × 35,820 km orbit inclined 45.5°.
How many satellites did DirecTV 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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