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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sirius FM-2
Launched
September 5, 2000
Summary
Sirius FM-2 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 5, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 77th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,420th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Sirius FM-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,200 × 47,065 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
- 24th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 6th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 77th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,420th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sirius FM-2 · NORAD 26483 · 2000-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SIRIUS-2
- Object ID
- 2000-051A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-05 11:43:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.44799657 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6191099
- Inclination
- 63.3782°
- Ascending node
- 164.3404°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.0252°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.9232°
- 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-2 · NORAD 26483 · in orbit
Proton-K 400-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 6, 2000
Blok DM3 No. 22L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
92nd launch from 81/23 (81L), 3rd this year · 1,160th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sirius FM-2 launch?
Sirius FM-2 launched on September 5, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sirius FM-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sirius FM-2?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Sirius FM-2 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Sirius FM-2 reach?
Sirius FM-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,200 × 47,065 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Sirius FM-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).