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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Inmarsat 4 F3
Launched
August 18, 2008
Summary
Inmarsat 4 F3 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 18, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 135th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,926th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Inmarsat 4 F3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 433 × 35,816 km orbit inclined 45.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Proton-M Briz-M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 135th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,926th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Inmarsat 4 F3 · NORAD 33278 · 2008-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-039A
- Epoch
- 2008-08-19 02:19:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26448166 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.722228
- Inclination
- 45.6197°
- Ascending node
- 303.6494°
- Arg. of perigee
- 356.7273°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.5256°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Inmarsat 4 F3 · NORAD 33278 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99502 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Inmarsat geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
115th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,298th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
156 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Inmarsat 4 F3 launch?
Inmarsat 4 F3 launched on August 18, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Inmarsat 4 F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Inmarsat 4 F3?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Inmarsat 4 F3 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Inmarsat 4 F3 reach?
Inmarsat 4 F3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 433 × 35,816 km orbit inclined 45.6°.
How many satellites did Inmarsat 4 F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).