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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SES-3 & KazSat-2
Launched
July 15, 2011 · 23:16 UTC
Summary
SES-3 & KazSat-2 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 15, 2011 at 23:16 UTC. It was International Launch Services's 11th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,142nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 409 × 35,259 km orbit inclined 45.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 20th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 2nd this yearInternational Launch Services's 11th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,142nd orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-3 · NORAD 37748 · 2011-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-035A
- Epoch
- 2011-07-16 02:53:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.30537519 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7198935
- Inclination
- 45.5495°
- Ascending node
- 278.505°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.8485°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.983°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- SES-3 · NORAD 37748
- Kazsat-2 · NORAD 37749 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99519 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-3 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America. It was launched alongside with the kazakh communications satellite KazSat-2, which replaced previously lost KazSat-1 and covers Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
135th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,364th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 16, 5:16 AM GMT+6, in twilight
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SES-3 & KazSat-2 launch?
SES-3 & KazSat-2 launched on July 15, 2011 at 23:16 UTC.
Where can I watch SES-3 & KazSat-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SES-3 & KazSat-2?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did SES-3 & KazSat-2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jul 16, 5:16 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SES-3 & KazSat-2 reach?
SES-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 409 × 35,259 km orbit inclined 45.5°.
How many satellites did SES-3 & KazSat-2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).