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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Sirius FM-5

Launched

June 30, 2009

Launch Successful

Summary

Sirius FM-5 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 30, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 144th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,990th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Sirius FM-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 433 × 35,826 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
6th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 144th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,990th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

49.2°Inclination
433 × 35826 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
636.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
215.1°Ascending node
6316 d agoElement epoch2009-06-30 22:48 UTC · stale

Sirius FM-5 · NORAD 35493 · 2009-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2009-034A
Epoch
2009-06-30 22:48:42 UTC
Mean motion
2.26380653 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7222869
Inclination
49.1966°
Ascending node
215.1361°
Arg. of perigee
359.8235°
Mean anomaly
0.1157°
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; 3 still in orbit

  • Sirius FM-5 · NORAD 35493 · in orbit

Briz-M No. 99506 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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Map of 200/39 (200L)

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

122nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,318th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Sirius FM-5 launch?

Sirius FM-5 launched on June 30, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Sirius FM-5?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Sirius FM-5?

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet

Where did Sirius FM-5 launch from?

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Sirius FM-5 reach?

Sirius FM-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 433 × 35,826 km orbit inclined 49.2°.

How many satellites did Sirius FM-5 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).