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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Thor 5
Launched
February 11, 2008
Summary
Thor 5 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 11, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 132nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,891st orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Thor 2R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,962 × 37,086 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 132nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,891st orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thor 2R · NORAD 32487 · 2008-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-006A
- Epoch
- 2008-02-11 04:25:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97721798 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0130969
- Inclination
- 0.1717°
- Ascending node
- 270.3473°
- Arg. of perigee
- 337.3632°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.2375°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 99999
- B*
- 0.0001
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
- Thor 2R · NORAD 32487 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88524 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Norwegian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,291st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Thor 5 launch?
Thor 5 launched on February 11, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thor 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Thor 5?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Thor 5 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Thor 5 reach?
Thor 2R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,962 × 37,086 km orbit inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did Thor 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).