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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
DirecTV-5
Launched
May 7, 2002
Summary
DirecTV-5 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 7, 2002. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 89th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,534th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 35,792 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 31st Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 89th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,534th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 5 · NORAD 27426 · 2002-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIRECTV 5
- Object ID
- 2002-023A
- Epoch
- 2002-05-07 18:17:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28236591 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7302828
- Inclination
- 51.7095°
- Ascending node
- 129.3795°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1916°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9367°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- DirecTV 5 · NORAD 27426
Proton-K 404-02 Stage 3 · re-entered May 9, 2002
Blok DM3 No. 21L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
T5 (formerly DirecTV-5) is a dormant communications satellite launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in May, 2002 to provide mainly Spanish language satellite television programs to DirecTV customers from the 119 degrees West longitudinal orbit. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its LS-1300 line. In May 2004, DIRECTV successfully launched DIRECTV 7S (later T7S), their second high powered spot beam. T7S is located at the 119 degree orbital slot. The satellite was renamed to T5 in 2017.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42nd launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,190th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
156 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DirecTV-5 launch?
DirecTV-5 launched on May 7, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV-5?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did DirecTV-5 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did DirecTV-5 reach?
DirecTV 5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 35,792 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did DirecTV-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).