Status
Success
Thor-2R
Launch Time
Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:34 UTC
Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:34 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Thor-2R
Telenor ASA and Orbital Sciences Corporation announced in September 2005 that they have signed a contract for the delivery of a new geosynchronous communications satellite. The spacecraft, to be called Thor 2R, will be based on Orbital's industry-leading STARTM satellite platform. The new order calls for a 26-month in-orbit delivery schedule. Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, a division of Telenor Broadcast Holding AS, based in Oslo, Norway will own and operate the satellite. Orbital will be responsible for manufacturing and testing the satellite and procuring the dedicated launch service. Telenor has directed Orbital to negotiate with International Launch Services (ILS) for a launch aboard a Proton rocket.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,960.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2008
6th orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
22nd mission
2nd mission of 2008
20th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission