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International Launch ServicesProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
ViaSat-1
Launched
October 19, 2011 · 18:48 UTC
Summary
ViaSat-1 launched on an International Launch Services Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 19, 2011 at 18:48 UTC. It was International Launch Services's 13th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,168th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). ViaSat-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 332 × 12,108 km orbit inclined 49.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- ViaSat-1 Launch BroadcastViasat
- Пуск РН Протон с КА ViaSat-1Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · International Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 5th this yearInternational Launch Services's 13th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,168th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ViaSat-1 · NORAD 37843 · 2011-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-059A
- Epoch
- 2011-10-19 22:27:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 6.14467998 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4676355
- Inclination
- 49.7623°
- Ascending node
- 319.3105°
- Arg. of perigee
- 351.617°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.7852°
- 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
- ViaSat-1 · NORAD 37843 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99521 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ViaSat-1 was a Space Systems/Loral-built Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite for ViaSat, at launch the highest-capacity satellite in orbit, delivering broadband internet across North America.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
138th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 1,371st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 20, 12:48 AM GMT+6, at night
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ViaSat-1 launch?
ViaSat-1 launched on October 19, 2011 at 18:48 UTC.
Where can I watch ViaSat-1?
Coverage: ViaSat-1 Launch Broadcast; Пуск РН Протон с КА ViaSat-1. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ViaSat-1?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by International Launch Services. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did ViaSat-1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Oct 20, 12:48 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ViaSat-1 reach?
ViaSat-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 332 × 12,108 km orbit inclined 49.8°.
How many satellites did ViaSat-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).