Nimiq 2

Success Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Proton-M Briz-M

About this launch

Nimiq 2 is a high power Ku/Ka-band satellites, featuring 32 active 24 MHz Ku-band transponders with 120 Watt power amplifiers, and a Ka-band payload that will provide broadband services.

More about this launch

Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterProton-M Briz-M

Vehicle: Proton-M Briz-M

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MissionCommunications · GSO

Communications · GSO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites

Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?

Object	Type	Orbit	Globe
NIMIQ 2 2002-062A	Payload	35761 × 35811 km · 9.8°	Globe
BREEZE-M R/B 2002-062B	Rocket body	7959 × 35601 km · 17.8°	Globe
BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] 2002-062C	Debris	575 × 17137 km · 49.5°	Globe

COSPAR ID 2002-062. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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