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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SES-5
Launched
July 9, 2012
Summary
SES-5 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 9, 2012. It was International Launch Services's 19th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,228th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,134 × 35,807 km orbit inclined 23.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Сириус-5 (SES-5)Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 28th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 3rd this yearInternational Launch Services's 19th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,228th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-5 · NORAD 38652 · 2012-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-036A
- Epoch
- 2012-07-10 09:29:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03067625 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6011853
- Inclination
- 23.1553°
- Ascending node
- 216.5562°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8397°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1077°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- SES-5 · NORAD 38652 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99531 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-5 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
68th launch from 81/24 (81P), 3rd this year · 1,388th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did SES-5 launch?
SES-5 launched on July 9, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SES-5?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Сириус-5 (SES-5). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SES-5?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did SES-5 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did SES-5 reach?
SES-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,134 × 35,807 km orbit inclined 23.2°.
How many satellites did SES-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).