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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
PAS 10
Launched
May 15, 2001
Summary
PAS 10 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 15, 2001. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 83rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,471st orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 36,046 km orbit inclined 51.5°. 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
- 28th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 83rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,471st orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 10 · NORAD 26766 · 2001-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 10
- Object ID
- 2001-019A
- Epoch
- 2001-05-15 02:29:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26390423 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7313142
- Inclination
- 51.5412°
- Ascending node
- 259.7104°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.9451°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.7747°
- 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
- PAS 10 · NORAD 26766
Proton-K 403-01 Stage 3 · re-entered May 16, 2001
Blok DM3 No. 6L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
PAS 10 (PanAmSat 10) was an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft. The 3.7 tonne (with fuel) satellite carried 48 transponders (24 in C-band and 24 in Ku-band) to provide direct-to-home video channels to Europe, Middle-East, and South Africa after parking over 68.5 deg-E longitude.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
96th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,175th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
165 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 10 launch?
PAS 10 launched on May 15, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 10?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did PAS 10 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did PAS 10 reach?
PAS 10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 36,046 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
How many satellites did PAS 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).