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About this launch
KazSat 1, the first kazakh communications satellite, features 8 Ku-band transponders for fixed communications and 4 Ku-band transponders for TV-transmissions and is intended for telecast, fixed satellite communication and data transmission for Kazakhstan and central asia.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZSAT-1 2006-022A | Payload | 36051 × 36108 km · 12.1° | Globe |
| SL-12 PLAT 2006-022B | Debris | re-entered 2006-06-18 | |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 2006-022C | Rocket body | re-entered 2006-06-20 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 2006-022D | Rocket body | 35372 × 35793 km · 12.7° | Globe |
| SL-12 DEB 2006-022E | Debris | re-entered 2006-07-03 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2006-022F | Debris | re-entered 2006-07-06 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2006-022G | Debris | re-entered 2006-07-06 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2006-022H | Debris | re-entered 2006-07-07 |
COSPAR ID 2006-022. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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