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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yamal-202
Launched
November 24, 2003
Summary
Yamal-202 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 24, 2003. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 99th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,630th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Yamal-202, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 36,744 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 36th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 99th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,630th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yamal-202 · NORAD 28089 · 2003-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CONGLOMERATE
- Object ID
- 2003-053A
- Epoch
- 2003-11-24 07:38:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.21464852 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7342041
- Inclination
- 49.1352°
- Ascending node
- 167.544°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8416°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1606°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- -0.0090162
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
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Yamal-202 · NORAD 28089 · in orbit
- Yamal-201 · NORAD 28094 · in orbit
Proton-K 407-02 Stage 3 · re-entered November 24, 2003
Blok DM-2M No. 12L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yamal 202 (Russian: Ямал-202) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazkom and built by RSC Energia.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
102nd launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,211th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
333 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yamal-202 launch?
Yamal-202 launched on November 24, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yamal-202?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yamal-202?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Yamal-202 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yamal-202 reach?
Yamal-202, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 36,744 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Yamal-202 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).