December 5, 2008
Payload:
CIEL II communications satellite
Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000 C4
Separated spacecraft mass: Approx. 12,260 lbs (5,561 kg)
Launch Vehicle:
Proton M/Breeze M
Weight at liftoff: 702,000 kg (1,547,000 lbs), including payload
Height: 58.2 m (191 ft)
Launch Date:
Dec. 10 (Baikonur, GMT, North America)
Launch Time:
19:43 Baikonur
13:43 GMT
08:43 EST
Launch Site:
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launch Pad 39
Launch Customer:
Ciel Satellite Group
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Satellite Manufacturer:
Thales Alenia Space
Cannes, France
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer:
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow
Launch Services Provider:
International Launch Services (ILS), Reston, VA.
Satellite Use:
Advanced Broadcast Satellite Service satellite delivering high-definition and other TV services throughout North America; anchor customer is DISH Network Corp.
Satellite Statistics:
32 Ku-band transponders
Orbital location: 129 degrees West longitude
Anticipated service life of 16 years
Mission Profile:
The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a five-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent trajectory to place the Breeze M fourth stage and the Ciel II satellite into a suborbital trajectory. From there the Breeze M will place itself and the spacecraft into a circular parking orbit. Following four additional burns of the Breeze M, the satellite will be injected into a geostationary transfer orbit. Separation will occur at approximately L+9 hours, 12 minutes.
Target Orbit at Separation:
Apogee: 35,603 km (22,123 miles)
Perigee: 5,597 km (3,478 miles)
Inclination: 19.5 degrees
Spacecraft Separation:
Approximately 9 hours, 12 minutes after liftoff
ILS Mission Statistics:
6th ILS mission this year
15th ILS Proton launch for SES AMERICOM
3rd Spacebus 4000 model to launch on Proton
49th ILS mission on Proton
Live Launch Broadcast:
Test Signals starting at 08:00 ET US 10 December 2008 (13:00 GMT)
Live Coverage Starting at 08:20 ET US 10 December 2008
Liftoff is scheduled for 08:43 ET US 10 December 2008
In the United States and Canada launch broadcast may be seen on:
Satellite: AMC1
Transponder: C9
Orbital Position: 103 degrees West
C-Band Analog NTSC
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Downlink Frequency: 3880 H
In Europe the broadcast may be seen on:
Satellite: NSS 7
Digital Channel: ENV8 EUH8 CH AB
Orbital Position: 338 degrees East
Band: Ku Digital PAL
Bandwidth 9 MHz
Downlink Frequency: 11684.5 Horizontal
Sym Rate 5.632
FEC 3/4
More Information:
Live webcast and general mission information are available on the ILS web site at www.ilslaunch.com. Launch status updates are available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980. Satellite coordinates for downlinking will be posted on the ILS website when they are confirmed.