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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
DirecTV 12
Launched
December 29, 2009
Summary
DirecTV 12 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 29, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 149th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,032nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). DirecTV 12, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 432 × 35,766 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 10th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 7th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 149th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,032nd orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 12 · NORAD 36131 · 2009-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-075A
- Epoch
- 2009-12-29 03:58:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26808567 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7219992
- Inclination
- 45.5191°
- Ascending node
- 99.1525°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8876°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8021°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- DirecTV 12 · NORAD 36131
Briz-M No. 99510 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite built by Boeing used by DirecTV to provide additional HD channels and video on demand content.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
126th launch from 200/39 (200L), 8th this year · 1,331st 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 DirecTV 12 launch?
DirecTV 12 launched on December 29, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV 12?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did DirecTV 12 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did DirecTV 12 reach?
DirecTV 12, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 432 × 35,766 km orbit inclined 45.5°.
How many satellites did DirecTV 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).