Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Garuda 1
Launched
February 12, 2000
Summary
Garuda 1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 12, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 68th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,379th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Garuda 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 6,669 × 36,001 km orbit inclined 16.3°. 2 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
- 19th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 68th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,379th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Garuda 1 · NORAD 26089 · 2000-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GARUDA 1
- Object ID
- 2000-011A
- Epoch
- 2000-02-12 09:28:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.88253242 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5293413
- Inclination
- 16.3368°
- Ascending node
- 290.917°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.003°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.103°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Garuda 1 · NORAD 26089 · in orbit
Blok DM3 No. 15L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indonesian communications satellite.
Pad

81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,144th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Garuda 1 launch?
Garuda 1 launched on February 12, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Garuda 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Garuda 1?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Garuda 1 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Garuda 1 reach?
Garuda 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 6,669 × 36,001 km orbit inclined 16.3°.
How many satellites did Garuda 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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