International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SES-1
Launched
April 24, 2010
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.
- Watch
- Launch SES 1 on Proton M with Breeze Mluckysnightmare
- 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
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

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
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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).
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