Sea LaunchZenit 3SLB45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Intelsat IS-15
Launched
November 30, 2009
Summary
Intelsat IS-15 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SLB from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 30, 2009. It was Sea Launch's 34th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,024th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Zenit 3SLB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 10,140 × 35,780 km orbit inclined 12.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SLB · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Zenit 3SLB flight · 3rd this yearSea Launch's 34th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,024th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat IS-15 · NORAD 36106 · 2009-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-067A
- Epoch
- 2009-11-30 21:05:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.72827851 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4370824
- Inclination
- 12.0553°
- Ascending node
- 36.1912°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.633°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.806°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Intelsat IS-15 · NORAD 36106 · in orbit
Blok DM-SLB No. 4L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary communications satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39th launch from 45/1, 3rd this year · 1,328th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Intelsat IS-15 launch?
Intelsat IS-15 launched on November 30, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat IS-15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat IS-15?
Zenit 3SLB, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SLB spec sheet
Where did Intelsat IS-15 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Intelsat IS-15 reach?
Intelsat IS-15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 10,140 × 35,780 km orbit inclined 12.1°.
How many satellites did Intelsat IS-15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).