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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SkyTerra-1
Launched
November 14, 2010 · 17:29 UTC
Summary
SkyTerra-1 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 14, 2010 at 17:29 UTC. It was International Launch Services's 8th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,095th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SkyTerra 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 5,880 × 35,543 km orbit inclined 18.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА МСВ-1 (MSV1, SkyTerra1)Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 17th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 7th this yearInternational Launch Services's 8th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,095th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SkyTerra 1 · NORAD 37218 · 2010-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-061A
- Epoch
- 2010-11-15 08:39:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.94787997 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5476291
- Inclination
- 18.8398°
- Ascending node
- 324.0886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.8133°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8522°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- SkyTerra 1 · NORAD 37218 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99516 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SkyTerra-1 was a Boeing-built L-band communications satellite for LightSquared, carrying a 22-metre deployable reflector to provide mobile satellite services over North America.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
132nd launch from 200/39 (200L), 6th this year · 1,352nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 14, 11:29 PM GMT+6, at night
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SkyTerra-1 launch?
SkyTerra-1 launched on November 14, 2010 at 17:29 UTC.
Where can I watch SkyTerra-1?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Протон-М с КА МСВ-1 (MSV1, SkyTerra1). Watch the replay
What rocket launched SkyTerra-1?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did SkyTerra-1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Nov 14, 11:29 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SkyTerra-1 reach?
SkyTerra 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 5,880 × 35,543 km orbit inclined 18.8°.
How many satellites did SkyTerra-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).