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:
Third heaviest satellite launched by Gazprom Space Systems into space at 2,976 kg
A commercial satellite, Yamal-401 is operated by Gazprom Space Systems of Russia for the purpose of communications.
A GEO satellite, it was launched into space using Proton M as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 15 December 2014. Yamal-401 was constructed by ISS Reshetnev (Russia).
Yamal-401 has a launch mass of 2,976 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 15 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2014-082A and NORAD ID 40345.
With an orbital eccentricity of 7.23E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,761km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,822km. It takes 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth along the longitude of 90 degrees.
Second heaviest satellite launched by Proton K into space at 4,300 kg
Operated by DirecTV, Inc. of USA, DirecTV-5 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of communications.
Constructed by Space Systems/Loral (USA), it was launched into space on 7 May 2002 using Proton K as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. DirecTV-5 orbits around the Earth as a GEO satellite.
Designated with COSPAR ID 2002-023A and NORAD ID 27426, DirecTV-5 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It has a launch mass of 4,300 kg and dry mass of 3,640 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 along the longitude of -110 degrees.
A government satellite, Cryosat-2 is operated by European Space Agency (ESA) of ESA for the purpose of earth observation (Radar Imaging).
Constructed by EADS Astrium (France/UK/Germany/Spain), it was launched into space on 8 April 2010 using Dnepr as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Cryosat-2 orbits around the Earth as a polar LEO satellite.
With a launch mass of 720kg, Cryosat-2 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 3 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2010-013A and NORAD ID 36508.
With an orbital eccentricity of 7.76E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 713km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 724km. It takes 99 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 92 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).
AsiaSat-9 has a launch mass of 6,140 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 15 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2017-057A and NORAD ID 42942.
With an orbital eccentricity of 8.30E-05, 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. It takes 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth along the longitude of 122 degrees.
Heaviest satellite launched by Globalstar into space at 700 kg
A commercial satellite, Globalstar M074 is operated by Globalstar of USA 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.
Designated with COSPAR ID 2010-054B and NORAD ID 37189, Globalstar M074 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It has a launch mass of 700 kg.
Taking 114 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 1,413km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 1,415km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.28E-04.
With generated usable power of 1700 watts, Globalstar M074 orbits at an inclination of 52 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Compare Globalstar M074 with OneWeb-0143 from United Kingdom.
Heaviest satellite launched by ESA And EUMETSAT (European Organization For The Exploitation Of Meterological Satellites) into space at 4,193 kg
MetOp-A is a government and civil satellite operated by ESA and EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites) (Multinational) for the purpose of earth observation (Earth Science and Meterology).
Delivered via Soyuz-Fregat(Soyuz-2) (launch vehicle) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, it was launched into space on 19 October 2006 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. MetOp-A was constructed by EADS Astrium (France/UK/Germany/Spain).
Designed with an operational lifetime of 5 years, MetOp-A has a launch mass of 4,193 kg and dry mass of 3,750 kg. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2006-044A and NORAD ID 29499.
Taking 101 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 820km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 821km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 6.95E-05 and it orbits at an inclination of 99 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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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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