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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nimiq 4
Launched
September 19, 2008
Summary
Nimiq 4 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 19, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 136th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,931st orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Nimiq 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 180 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Proton-M Briz-M flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 136th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,931st orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimiq 4 · NORAD 33373 · 2008-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-044A
- Epoch
- 2008-09-19 22:07:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.37499458 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0
- Inclination
- 51.49°
- Ascending node
- 332.3063°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.96°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.24°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Nimiq 4 · NORAD 33373 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88528 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Canadian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
116th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,301st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Nimiq 4 launch?
Nimiq 4 launched on September 19, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimiq 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nimiq 4?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Nimiq 4 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Nimiq 4 reach?
Nimiq 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 180 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
How many satellites did Nimiq 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).