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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Eutelsat 9B
Launched
January 29, 2016
Summary
Eutelsat 9B launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 29, 2016. It was International Launch Services's 37th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,534th orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). EUTELSAT 9B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 450 × 35,694 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Eutelsat 9BРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 54th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearInternational Launch Services's 37th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,534th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EUTELSAT 9B · NORAD 41310 · 2016-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-005A
- Epoch
- 2016-01-30 01:58:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27181982 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7209426
- Inclination
- 49.0325°
- Ascending node
- 112.4534°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9336°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9868°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- EUTELSAT 9B · NORAD 41310 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99558 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Located at 9 degrees East in GEO, Eutelsat 9B will contain 66 Ku-band transponders for European countries. Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform the satellite weights 5175kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
470th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 1,463rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat 9B launch?
Eutelsat 9B launched on January 29, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 9B?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Eutelsat 9B. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 9B?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 9B launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Eutelsat 9B reach?
EUTELSAT 9B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 450 × 35,694 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 9B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).