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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

DirecTV 10

Launched

July 7, 2007

Launch Successful

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

45.5°Inclination
421 × 35820 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
635.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
299.4°Ascending node
7041 d agoElement epoch2007-07-07 04:52 UTC · stale

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

Map of 200/39 (200L)

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

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).