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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sirius FM-1
Launched
June 30, 2000
Summary
Sirius FM-1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 30, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 73rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,404th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Sirius FM-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 24,404 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 4 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 · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 23rd Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 73rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,404th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sirius FM-1 · NORAD 26390 · 2000-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SIRIUS-1
- Object ID
- 2000-035A
- Epoch
- 2000-06-30 22:58:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.40356151 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6485
- Inclination
- 63.4°
- Ascending node
- 284.9707°
- Arg. of perigee
- 224.7°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.29°
- 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: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Sirius FM-1 · NORAD 26390 · in orbit
Proton-K 400-01 Stage 3 · re-entered July 1, 2000
Blok DM3 No. 29L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35th launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 1,153rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sirius FM-1 launch?
Sirius FM-1 launched on June 30, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sirius FM-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sirius FM-1?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Sirius FM-1 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Sirius FM-1 reach?
Sirius FM-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 24,404 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Sirius FM-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).