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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Telstar 6
Launched
February 15, 1999
Summary
Telstar 6 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 15, 1999. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 59th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,294th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telstar 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,723 × 35,608 km orbit inclined 16.9°. 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 · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 59th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,294th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 6 · NORAD 25626 · 1999-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELSTAR 6
- Object ID
- 1999-005A
- Epoch
- 1999-02-15 05:24:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.89992587 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5244767
- Inclination
- 16.9144°
- Ascending node
- 234.2126°
- Arg. of perigee
- 358.5356°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.8641°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Telstar 6 · NORAD 25626
Proton-K 396-01 Stage 3 · re-entered February 17, 1999
Blok DM3 No. 4L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
83rd launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,121st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telstar 6 launch?
Telstar 6 launched on February 15, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telstar 6?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Telstar 6 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Telstar 6 reach?
Telstar 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,723 × 35,608 km orbit inclined 16.9°.
How many satellites did Telstar 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).