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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sirius FM-6
Launched
October 25, 2013
Summary
Sirius FM-6 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 25, 2013. It was International Launch Services's 28th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,328th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Sirius FM-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 49.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Sirius FM-6Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 35th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 6th this yearInternational Launch Services's 28th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,328th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sirius FM-6 · NORAD 39360 · 2013-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-058
- Epoch
- 2013-10-25 21:47:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26676766 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7225144
- Inclination
- 49.1749°
- Ascending node
- 315.2495°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8868°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1961°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Sirius FM-6 · NORAD 39360 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99542 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sirius FM-6 is a Space Systems/Loral S-band satellite-radio broadcast satellite for Sirius XM, transmitting to subscribers across North America from geostationary orbit.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
150th launch from 200/39 (200L), 6th this year · 1,418th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sirius FM-6 launch?
Sirius FM-6 launched on October 25, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sirius FM-6?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА Sirius FM-6. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Sirius FM-6?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Sirius FM-6 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Sirius FM-6 reach?
Sirius FM-6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 49.2°.
How many satellites did Sirius FM-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).