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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Satmex-8
Launched
March 26, 2013
Summary
Satmex 8 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 26, 2013. It was International Launch Services's 23rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,281st orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Satmex 8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 6,126 × 35,831 km orbit inclined 18.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА СатМекс-8Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 30th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearInternational Launch Services's 23rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,281st orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satmex 8 · NORAD 39122 · 2013-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-012A
- Epoch
- 2013-03-27 10:18:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91946929 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5430687
- Inclination
- 18.3772°
- Ascending node
- 119.8891°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9185°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1759°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Satmex 8 · NORAD 39122
Briz-M No. 99536 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satmex 8 (later Eutelsat 117 West A) is a Space Systems/Loral C- and Ku-band communications satellite for Mexico's Satmex, replacing Satmex 5 at 116.8° West.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
145th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,403rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
108 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Satmex 8 launch?
Satmex 8 launched on March 26, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satmex 8?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА СатМекс-8. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Satmex 8?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Satmex 8 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Satmex 8 reach?
Satmex 8, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 6,126 × 35,831 km orbit inclined 18.4°.
How many satellites did Satmex 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).