
Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M
The Satellite
- Satellite Operator: Eutelsat S.A
- Satellite Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space
- Purpose: Video and Data broadcast Services, Mobile Broadcast Services
- Platform: Spacebus 4000 C4
- Separated Mass: 5900 kg
- Satellite Design Life: 15 years
Highlights
- 50th Proton Launch for ILS
- 4th Proton Launch for Eutelsat
- 4th Spacebus 4000 Launched on a Proton
- 1st S-band Satellite for Europe
Latest News
ILS Proton Successfully Launches W2A Satellite
Launch Resources
- Mission Overview
- Media Advisory
- Live Broadcast
Final Details of the Launch and Separation
- Liftoff occurred in Baikonur on 3 April, at 22:24 local time (3 April, 12:24 EDT, 16:24 GMT).
- Nominal separation took place at 07:35, 4 April, local time (3 April, 21:35 EDT, 4 April: 01:35 GMT).
- Separation of the W2A satellite occured approximately 9 hours, 10 minutes after liftoff.
- Orbit Parameters: Predicted: 5010 km x 35596 km x 20.7 deg
- SC Separation
- Fifth Burn
- Fourth Burn
- APT Jettison
- Third Burn
- Second Burn
- First Burn
- Stage Separations
- Liftoff
- Rollout to Pad 39
- Breeze M Fueling
- Begin Joint Operations
- SC Fuel Loading
- Breeze M Arrival
- SC/GSE Arrival
- Proton Arrival
- Early Team Arrival