Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Luch 5B & Yamal-300K
Launched
November 2, 2012 · 21:04 UTC
Summary
Luch 5B & Yamal-300K launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 2, 2012 at 21:04 UTC. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 160th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,254th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Luch-5B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 5,003 km orbit inclined 50.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон с КА Луч-5Б и Ямал-300КРоскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 31st Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 6th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 160th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,254th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Luch-5B · NORAD 38977 · 2012-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-061
- Epoch
- 2012-11-02 22:20:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.15481856 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2627255
- Inclination
- 50.2869°
- Ascending node
- 7.4586°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.7054°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.5784°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Luch-5B · NORAD 38977 · in orbit
- Yamal-300K · NORAD 38978 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99533 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Luch 5B is a Russian geostationary data-relay satellite of the Luch Multifunctional Space Relay System, launched together with Yamal-300K, a communications satellite for Gazprom Space Systems.
Pad

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
71st launch from 81/24 (81P), 6th this year · 1,397th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 3, 3:04 AM GMT+6, at night
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Luch 5B & Yamal-300K launch?
Luch 5B & Yamal-300K launched on November 2, 2012 at 21:04 UTC.
Where can I watch Luch 5B & Yamal-300K?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон с КА Луч-5Б и Ямал-300К. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Luch 5B & Yamal-300K?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Luch 5B & Yamal-300K launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Nov 3, 3:04 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Luch 5B & Yamal-300K reach?
Luch-5B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 5,003 km orbit inclined 50.3°.
How many satellites did Luch 5B & Yamal-300K launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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