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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nimiq 6
Launched
May 17, 2012
Summary
Nimiq 6 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 17, 2012. It was International Launch Services's 18th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,217th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Nimiq 6, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 35,831 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Нимик-6Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 29th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 2nd this yearInternational Launch Services's 18th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,217th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimiq 6 · NORAD 38342 · 2012-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-026A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-17 23:08:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26493865 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7230707
- Inclination
- 49.2031°
- Ascending node
- 172.7527°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8315°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.3776°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 10 debris, 1 component; 13 still in orbit
- Nimiq 6 · NORAD 38342 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99530 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Nimiq 6 was a Space Systems/Loral-built Ku-band broadcast satellite for Telesat, leased to Bell TV for direct-to-home television services across Canada.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67th launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 1,387th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Nimiq 6 launch?
Nimiq 6 launched on May 17, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimiq 6?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Нимик-6. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Nimiq 6?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Nimiq 6 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Nimiq 6 reach?
Nimiq 6, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 412 × 35,831 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did Nimiq 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).