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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nimiq 1
Launched
May 20, 1999
Summary
Nimiq 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 May 20, 1999. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 62nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,317th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Nimiq 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 35,738 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 5 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
- 15th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 62nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,317th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimiq 1 · NORAD 25740 · 1999-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NIMIQ 1
- Object ID
- 1999-027A
- Epoch
- 1999-05-20 23:47:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28480963 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293052
- Inclination
- 48.5559°
- Ascending node
- 224.5425°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1541°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0574°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Nimiq 1 · NORAD 25740 · in orbit
Proton-K 396-02 Stage 3 · re-entered May 23, 1999
Blok DM3 No. 11L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Canadian communications satellite.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
86th launch from 81/23 (81L), 4th this year · 1,129th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Nimiq 1 launch?
Nimiq 1 launched on May 20, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimiq 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nimiq 1?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Nimiq 1 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Nimiq 1 reach?
Nimiq 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 35,738 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Nimiq 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).