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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
LMI 1
Launched
September 26, 1999
Summary
LMI 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 September 26, 1999. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 66th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,344th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). LMI 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 35,921 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 4 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
- 18th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 6th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 66th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,344th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
LMI 1 · NORAD 25924 · 1999-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LMI 1
- Object ID
- 1999-053A
- Epoch
- 1999-09-26 23:47:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27092246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7297995
- Inclination
- 48.5744°
- Ascending node
- 351.5824°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.2025°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0838°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- LMI 1 · NORAD 25924
Proton-K 398-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 28, 1999
Blok DM3 No. 18L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
LMI-1 (Lockheed Martin Intersputnik) was built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems and operates at an orbital location of 75 degrees East. Equipped with 44 high-power C- and Ku-band transponders, the satellite provides high-quality and reliable fixed service telephony and direct broadcast television service.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
89th launch from 81/23 (81L), 7th this year · 1,136th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did LMI 1 launch?
LMI 1 launched on September 26, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LMI 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched LMI 1?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did LMI 1 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did LMI 1 reach?
LMI 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 35,921 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did LMI 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).