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
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
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
American direct radio broadcasting satellite
Pad

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
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