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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
QuetzSat 1
Launched
September 29, 2011
Summary
QuetzSat 1 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 29, 2011. It was International Launch Services's 12th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,163rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). QuetzSat-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 337 × 17,728 km orbit inclined 49.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 4th this yearInternational Launch Services's 12th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,163rd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
QuetzSat-1 · NORAD 37826 · 2011-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-054A
- Epoch
- 2011-09-29 22:09:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.54109353 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.564493
- Inclination
- 49.5023°
- Ascending node
- 295.2089°
- Arg. of perigee
- 353.9101°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.8668°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- QuetzSat-1 · NORAD 37826
Briz-M No. 99524 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
QuetzSat 1 was a Space Systems/Loral-built Ku-band broadcast satellite operated by SES for Mexico's QuetzSat, leased to DISH Mexico for direct-to-home television services.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
137th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,369th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did QuetzSat 1 launch?
QuetzSat 1 launched on September 29, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch QuetzSat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched QuetzSat 1?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did QuetzSat 1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did QuetzSat 1 reach?
QuetzSat-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 337 × 17,728 km orbit inclined 49.5°.
How many satellites did QuetzSat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).