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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SES-4
Launched
February 14, 2012
Summary
SES-4 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 14, 2012. It was International Launch Services's 15th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,197th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 333 × 14,453 km orbit inclined 49.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Launch | SES-4 | Proton RocketSharoyn Marshall
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 28th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearInternational Launch Services's 15th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,197th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-4 · NORAD 38087 · 2012-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-007A
- Epoch
- 2012-02-14 23:14:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 5.3763083 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5129427
- Inclination
- 49.6039°
- Ascending node
- 87.49°
- Arg. of perigee
- 352.4642°
- Mean anomaly
- 1.3736°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- SES-4 · NORAD 38087
Briz-M No. 99526 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
An International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy the SES 4 satellite to provide telecommunications services over the Americas, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
140th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,381st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did SES-4 launch?
SES-4 launched on February 14, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SES-4?
Coverage: Rocket Launch | SES-4 | Proton Rocket. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SES-4?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did SES-4 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did SES-4 reach?
SES-4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 333 × 14,453 km orbit inclined 49.6°.
How many satellites did SES-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).