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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SES-6
Launched
June 3, 2013
Summary
SES-6 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 3, 2013. It was International Launch Services's 26th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,295th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,492 × 64,911 km orbit inclined 26.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА SES 6Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Proton-M Briz-M flight · 4th this yearInternational Launch Services's 26th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,295th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-6 · NORAD 39172 · 2013-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-026A
- Epoch
- 2013-06-04 12:52:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.04299559 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7355239
- Inclination
- 26.3411°
- Ascending node
- 40.0522°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8217°
- Mean anomaly
- 13.5915°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- SES-6 · NORAD 39172
Briz-M No. 99541 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-6 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services for North America, Latin America and Europe.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
148th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,410th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did SES-6 launch?
SES-6 launched on June 3, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SES-6?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА SES 6. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SES-6?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did SES-6 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did SES-6 reach?
SES-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,492 × 64,911 km orbit inclined 26.3°.
How many satellites did SES-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).