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About this launch
LMI-1 (Lockheed Martin Intersputnik) was built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems and operates at an orbital location of 75 degrees East. Equipped with 44 high-power C- and Ku-band transponders, the satellite provides high-quality and reliable fixed service telephony and direct broadcast…
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 orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABS-6 1999-053A | Payload | 35776 × 35794 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1999-053B | Rocket body | re-entered 1999-09-28 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1999-053C | Debris | re-entered 1999-09-27 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1999-053D | Rocket body | 6482 × 35960 km · 17.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1999-053. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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