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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sesat
Launched
April 17, 2000
Summary
Sesat launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 17, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 70th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,388th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Sesat, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 242 × 36,040 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 70th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,388th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sesat · NORAD 26243 · 2000-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SESAT
- Object ID
- 2000-019A
- Epoch
- 2000-04-17 22:23:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26216483 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301987
- Inclination
- 49.1547°
- Ascending node
- 172.0981°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0677°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1839°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Sesat · NORAD 26243
Proton-K 397-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 19, 2000
Blok DM-2M No. 9L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The SESAT 1 (Siberia - Europe SATellite) provides a wide range of telecommunications services over a very large geographical coverage area extending from the Atlantic Ocean to Eastern Russia, including a large part of Siberia. The satellite also provides similar services within the Indian Sub-Continent by means of a Steerable Spotbeam. Sharing the 36° East orbital position with the Eutelsat W4 satellite, SESAT contributes to the development of international, regional and domestic services, such as thin route telephony, corporate and specialised data services and long distance trunk telephony. It facilitates the development of new markets in far eastern Europe and southern Asia for all types of telecommunication and business services, as well as providing full interconnectivity with western and central Europe.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
85th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,148th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Sesat launch?
Sesat launched on April 17, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sesat?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sesat?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Sesat launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Sesat reach?
Sesat, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 242 × 36,040 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did Sesat launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).