Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sirius 4
Launched
November 17, 2007
Summary
Sirius 4 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 17, 2007. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 128th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,877th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Sirius 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 35,740 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 128th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,877th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sirius 4 · NORAD 32299 · 2007-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2007-057A
- Epoch
- 2007-11-18 02:18:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27255962 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.723202
- Inclination
- 49.07°
- Ascending node
- 45.2411°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8192°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0685°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Sirius 4 · NORAD 32299 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88523 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Swedish geostationary communications satellite
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
111th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,284th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sirius 4 launch?
Sirius 4 launched on November 17, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sirius 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sirius 4?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Sirius 4 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Sirius 4 reach?
Sirius 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 393 × 35,740 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Sirius 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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