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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
INTELSAT 903
Launched
March 30, 2002
Summary
INTELSAT 903 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 30, 2002. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 88th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,527th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 903, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 35,829 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 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
- 30th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 88th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,527th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 903 · NORAD 27403 · 2002-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 903
- Object ID
- 2002-016A
- Epoch
- 2002-03-30 18:41:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28262027 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7319338
- Inclination
- 51.6669°
- Ascending node
- 98.1199°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.4559°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0173°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00095967
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
- INTELSAT 903 · NORAD 27403 · in orbit
Blok DM3 No. 28L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat 903 (or IS-903[1]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
98th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,188th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
287 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did INTELSAT 903 launch?
INTELSAT 903 launched on March 30, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 903?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 903?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 903 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did INTELSAT 903 reach?
INTELSAT 903, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 35,829 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 903 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).