Overview
Most satellites launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome are intended for commercial use (77.2%) and for the purpose of communications (69.8%).Majority of these satellites are LEO satellites, with around 238 (62.5%) launched so far.
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Apogee, Perigee & Period
Satellite Mass
Highlights on some of the satellites launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome:
Heaviest satellite launched by Echostar Satellite Services, LLC into space at 6,900 kg
Operated by Echostar Satellite Services, LLC of USA, Echostar 21 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of communications.
Constructed by Space Systems/Loral (USA), it was launched into space using Proton as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 7 June 2017. Echostar 21 orbits around the Earth as a GEO satellite.
Designated with COSPAR ID 2017-032A and NORAD ID 42749, Echostar 21 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It has a launch mass of 6,900 kg.
With an orbital eccentricity of 3.08E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,773km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,799km. It takes 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth.
Echostar 21 orbits along the longitude of 10 degrees at an inclination of 7 degrees.
Heaviest satellite launched by USA/Argentina into space at 12 kg
Designed for communications and maritime tracking (Automatic Identification System (AIS)), AprizeSat 3 is a commercial satellite operated by Aprize Satellite, Argentina (USA/Argentina).
Constructed by SpaceQuest (USA), it was launched into space on 29 July 2009 using Dnepr as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. AprizeSat 3 orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.
AprizeSat 3 has a launch mass of 12 kg (dry mass at 12 kg) and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2009-041F and NORAD ID 35686.
With an orbital eccentricity of 7.38E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 559km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 662km. It takes 97 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Third heaviest satellite launched by China into space at 6,140 kg
AsiaSat-9 is a commercial satellite operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China) for the purpose of communications.
A GEO satellite, it was launched into space using Proton as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 28 September 2017. AsiaSat-9 was constructed by Space Systems/Loral (USA).
Designated with COSPAR ID 2017-057A and NORAD ID 42942, AsiaSat-9 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It has a launch mass of 6,140 kg.
Taking 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,783km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,790km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 8.30E-05 and it orbits along the Earth longitude of 122 degrees.
Second heaviest satellite launched by Proton K into space at 4,300 kg
Designed for communications, DirecTV-5 is a commercial satellite operated by DirecTV, Inc. (USA).
Delivered via Proton K (launch vehicle) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, it was launched into space on 7 May 2002 and orbits the Earth as a GEO satellite. DirecTV-5 was constructed by Space Systems/Loral (USA).
Designed with an operational lifetime of 15 years, DirecTV-5 has a launch mass of 4,300 kg and dry mass of 3,640 kg. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2002-023A and NORAD ID 27426.
Taking 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,773km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,799km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 3.08E-04 and it orbits along the Earth longitude of -110 degrees.
Heaviest satellite launched by Globalstar into space at 700 kg
Operated by Globalstar of USA, Globalstar M074 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of communications.
Constructed by Thales Alenia Space (Italy), it was launched into space using Soyuz-Fregat as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 19 October 2010. Globalstar M074 orbits around the Earth as a non-polar inclined LEO satellite.
Designed with an operational lifetime of 15 years, Globalstar M074 has a launch mass of 700 kg and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2010-054B and NORAD ID 37189.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.28E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 1,413km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 1,415km. It takes 114 minutes to orbit the Earth.
With generated usable power of 1700 watts, Globalstar M074 orbits at an inclination of 52 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Heaviest satellite launched by OneWeb Satellites into space at 148 kg
A commercial satellite, OneWeb-0013 is operated by OneWeb Satellites of United Kingdom for the purpose of communications.
Delivered via Soyuz-2.1b (launch vehicle) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, it was launched into space on 6 February 2020 and orbits the Earth as a polar LEO satellite. OneWeb-0013 was constructed by OneWeb Satellites/Airbus (UK).
OneWeb-0013 has a launch mass of 148 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 5 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2020-008A and NORAD ID 45131.
With an orbital eccentricity of 3.29E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 1,215km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 1,220km. It takes 94 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 87 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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By Country: USA | UK | France | Germany | Japan | China | Russia | Australia | Canada
By Orbit Class/Type: LEO satellites | MEO satellites | GEO satellites | Elliptical orbit | Polar orbit | Equatorial orbit | Non-polar inclined orbit | Sun-synchronous orbit | Molniya orbit
By Operators: SpaceX | EUTELSAT | SES | European Space Agency (ESA) | Planet Labs | Iridium | Spire Global | OneWeb | Swarm Technologies | NASA - Dataset of Satellites Launched (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) - Dataset of Satellites Launched
By Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 | Ariane 5 | Ariane 5 ECA | Delta 2 | Dnepr | Electron | Falcon Heavy | Long March 2C | Long March 2D | Long March 3B | Pegasus | Proton | Proton M | PSLV | Rokot | Soyuz | Soyuz-2.1b | Vega
By Launch Vehicle: Cape Canaveral | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Guiana Space Center | International Space Station | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Taiyuan Launch Center | Vandenberg AFB | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | Boeing Satellite Systems | Airbus Defense and Space | EADS Astrium | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | Space Systems/Loral | Surrey Satellite Technology | Technical University Berlin | Thales Alenia Space
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