ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
RapidEye 1 to 5
Launched
August 29, 2008
Image: DLR
Summary
RapidEye 1 to 5 launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 29, 2008. It was ISC Kosmotras's 11th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,927th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Dnepr 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Mati, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 635 × 741 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 11th Dnepr 1 flight · 1st this yearISC Kosmotras's 11th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,927th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mati · NORAD 33312 · 2008-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-040A
- Epoch
- 2008-08-29 08:20:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.63904557 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0075136
- Inclination
- 98.0648°
- Ascending node
- 322.8346°
- Arg. of perigee
- 56.8644°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.9743°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 7 still in orbit
- Mati · NORAD 33312 · in orbit
- Trochia · NORAD 33313 · in orbit
- Tachys · NORAD 33314 · in orbit
- Choma · NORAD 33315 · in orbit
- Choros · NORAD 33316 · in orbit
Dnepr 11 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
German Earth observation satellites
Pad
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9th launch from 109/95, 1st this year · 1,299th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
441 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did RapidEye 1 to 5 launch?
RapidEye 1 to 5 launched on August 29, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RapidEye 1 to 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RapidEye 1 to 5?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did RapidEye 1 to 5 launch from?
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did RapidEye 1 to 5 reach?
Mati, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 635 × 741 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did RapidEye 1 to 5 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).