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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Sirius 4

Launched

November 17, 2007

Launch Successful

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.

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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

49.1°Inclination
393 × 35740 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
633.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
45.2°Ascending node
6907 d agoElement epoch2007-11-18 02:18 UTC · stale

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

Map of 200/39 (200L)

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

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).