May 29, 2010 (updated June 02, 2010)
Payload:
BADR-5 communications satellite
Eurostar E3000
Separated spacecraft mass: Approx 5,420 kg (11,949 lbs)
Launch Vehicle:
Proton M/Breeze M
705,000 kg (1,554,000 lbs), including payload
58.2 m (191 ft)
Launch Date:
June 4, 2010
Launch Time:
04:00 Baikonur
22:00 UTC, June 3
18:00 EDT, June 3
Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 39
Satellite Operator:
Arabsat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Launch Customer and Manufacturer:
EADS Astrium, Paris, France
Thales Alenia Space, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center,
Moscow, Russian Federation
Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services, Reston, Va, United States
Satellite Use:
BADR-5 will be co-located with BADR-4 and BADR-6 Direct-To-Home satellites at ARABSAT’s 26° east longitude video “hot-spot”. This newest satellite will guarantee to ARABSAT’s broadcasting customers a unique “hot” redundancy, the highest level of service provided within the MENA region. Complementary capability will include supporting the projected expansion of HD-TV broadcast and the development of sophisticated interactive services.
Satellite Statistics:
__56 Ku-band transponders
__4 Ka-band transponders
__Orbital location: 26° east longitude
__Anticipated service life: 15 years
Mission Profile:
The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the BADR-5 satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the BADR-5 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Separation of the BADR-5 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 9 hours, 13 minutes after liftoff.
Target Orbit at Separation:
Apogee: 35,786 km (22,236 miles)
Perigee: 5,790 km (3,598 miles)
Inclination: 19.0 degrees
Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 9 hours, 13 minutes after liftoff
ILS Mission Statistics:
__6th Proton Launch in 2010
__4th ILS Proton Launch in 2010
__60th Proton Launch for ILS
__3rd Arabsat Launch with ILS
__12th Eurostar Satellite Launched on ILS Proton
ILS Proton BADR-5 Live Launch Broadcast
US Domestic C-Band satellite time from IMG will start at 1700 Eastern 03 June for test signal
European/Baikonur/Tunisia test signals from IMG will start at 1700 Eastern 03 June for test signal
BAIKONUR to US signal starts at 1630 Eastern
Live Coverage starting at 1730 Eastern 03 June
Launch is scheduled for 18:00:08 Eastern 03 June
Launch Broadcast concludes no later than 1830 Eastern 03 June – firm out
Krunichev Baikonur Configuration #2 U/L Express-AM22
EXPRESS-AM22 satellite
53 degrees East, 9 Mhz
KU-band
Transponder B1
Uplink: 14308.0 (V)
Downlink: 11008.0 (H)
625 PAL Digital
Orbital Position 53 degrees East
Symbol rate – 5.632
QPSK FEC 3/4
4:2:0 MPEG-2
Arqiva London D/L W2A, Convert PAL/NTSC, U/L Intelsat 805
Satellite Intelsat 805
Transponder 12/12, Ch-1
NTSC 525
DOWNLINK Frequency 3.807 Vertical
Symbol Rate 26.6626SR
FEC 7/8
IN NORTH AMERICA, THE LAUNCH WILL BE SEEN ON THIS FEED:
SES AMC-3C
C-band analog NTSC
Channel C20
Orbital location: 87 degrees West
36 mhz.
U/L frequency 6325.0 Horizontal
D/L frequency 4100.0 Vertical
LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN IN EUROPE AND RUSSIA ON THIS FEED:
Satellite: NSS-7
TXP ENV8/EUH8 – CD
Orbital Position 338 degrees East
Band: KU 625 PAL
Bandwidth 9 Mhz
UPLINK Frequency 14483.500 Vertical
Downlink Frequency: 11693.500 Horizontal
Sym Rate 5.632
FEC 3/4
4:2:0 MPEG 2
LAUNCH BROADCAST WILL BE SEEN IN BAIKONUR and TUNISIA ON THIS FEED:
Arqiva London to turn NSS7 to W2A
Satellite: Eutelsat W2A 10 deg E
Transponder B1, CH-3 Upper
Uplink: 14314 .00 Vertical
Downlink: 11014.00 Horizontal
KU-band, 9 MHz
Symbol Rate 5.632
S-QPSK (Default) 35%
FEC 3/4
4:2:0 MPEG 2
More Information:
Live webcast at www.ilslaunch.com will begin approximately 30 minutes before liftoff. General mission information and launch status updates are available at the website or on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980.