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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

SES-1

Launched

April 24, 2010

Launch Successful

Summary

SES-1 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 24, 2010. It was International Launch Services's 4th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,049th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). The tracked orbit of SES-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, from April 26, 2010, was 33,450 × 33,910 km inclined 0.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
14th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 4th this yearInternational Launch Services's 4th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,049th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

0.1°Inclination
33450 × 33910 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1329.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
250.6°Ascending node
6016 d agoElement epoch2010-04-26 14:20 UTC · stale

SES-1 · NORAD 36516 · 2010-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2010-016A
Epoch
2010-04-26 14:20:22 UTC
Mean motion
1.08313324 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0057356
Inclination
0.0659°
Ascending node
250.5895°
Arg. of perigee
86.3687°
Mean anomaly
203.291°
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.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit

  • SES-1 · NORAD 36516

Briz-M No. 99512 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SES-1 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America.

Pad

Map of 200/39 (200L)

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

129th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,339th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

34 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did SES-1 launch?

SES-1 launched on April 24, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SES-1?

Coverage: Launch SES 1 on Proton M with Breeze M. Watch the replay

What rocket launched SES-1?

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet

Where did SES-1 launch from?

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did SES-1 reach?

The tracked orbit of SES-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, from April 26, 2010, was 33,450 × 33,910 km inclined 0.1°.

How many satellites did SES-1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).