Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Eutelsat W7
Launched
November 24, 2009
Summary
Eutelsat W7 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 November 24, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 147th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,022nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Eutelsat W7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 410 × 35,478 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 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
- 9th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 6th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 147th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,022nd orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat W7 · NORAD 36101 · 2009-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-065A
- Epoch
- 2009-11-24 17:57:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28981631 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7211237
- Inclination
- 49.1618°
- Ascending node
- 287.229°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.6517°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.7183°
- 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
- Eutelsat W7 · NORAD 36101
Briz-M No. 99509 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat geostationary communications satellite
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
125th launch from 200/39 (200L), 7th this year · 1,327th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Eutelsat W7 launch?
Eutelsat W7 launched on November 24, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Eutelsat W7?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Eutelsat W7 reach?
Eutelsat W7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 410 × 35,478 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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