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

Eutelsat W7

Launched

November 24, 2009

Launch Successful

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

49.2°Inclination
410 × 35478 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
628.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
287.2°Ascending node
6169 d agoElement epoch2009-11-24 17:57 UTC · stale

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

Map of 200/39 (200L)

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

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).