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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SES-7 (Indostar 2/ProtoStar 2)
Launched
May 16, 2009
Summary
SES-7 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 16, 2009. It was International Launch Services's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,983rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Protostar 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 410 × 35,778 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Протон-М с КА ProtoStar-2Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 24th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearInternational Launch Services's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,983rd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Protostar 2 · NORAD 34941 · 2009-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-027A
- Epoch
- 2009-05-16 04:51:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26878329 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7228434
- Inclination
- 49.1013°
- Ascending node
- 256.9562°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8018°
- Mean anomaly
- 8.5178°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Protostar 2 · NORAD 34941
Briz-M No. 99505 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-7, previously named as Indostar 2 or ProtoStar2, is a geostationary communications satellite, providing coverage over Asia.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
121st launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,315th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did SES-7 launch?
SES-7 launched on May 16, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SES-7?
Coverage: Пуск РН Протон-М с КА ProtoStar-2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SES-7?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did SES-7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did SES-7 reach?
Protostar 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 410 × 35,778 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did SES-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).