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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
KA-SAT
Launched
December 26, 2010 · 21:51 UTC
Summary
KA-SAT launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 26, 2010 at 21:51 UTC. It was International Launch Services's 9th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,105th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). KA-Sat, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 443 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон с КА КА-САТРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 18th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 8th this yearInternational Launch Services's 9th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,105th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
KA-Sat · NORAD 37258 · 2010-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2010-069A
- Epoch
- 2010-12-27 01:29:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26523489 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7217605
- Inclination
- 49.0421°
- Ascending node
- 71.7403°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8498°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1252°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 1.3699
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
- KA-Sat · NORAD 37258
Briz-M No. 99518 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KA-SAT was a Eutelsat high-throughput Ka-band communications satellite built by EADS Astrium, using more than 80 spot beams to deliver broadband internet across Europe and the Mediterranean.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
133rd launch from 200/39 (200L), 7th this year · 1,355th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 27, 3:51 AM GMT+6, at night
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did KA-SAT launch?
KA-SAT launched on December 26, 2010 at 21:51 UTC.
Where can I watch KA-SAT?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон с КА КА-САТ. Watch the replay
What rocket launched KA-SAT?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did KA-SAT launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Dec 27, 3:51 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did KA-SAT reach?
KA-Sat, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 443 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did KA-SAT launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).