Status
Success
ProtoStar 2
Launch Time
Sat May 16, 2009 00:57 UTC
Sat May 16, 2009 00:57 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
ProtoStar 2
In 2007, ProtoStar ordered the ProtoStar 2 satellite from Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), Inc.
The satellite uses an already existing Boeing BSS-601HP or "high power" version of the body-stabilized spacecraft. The spacecraft was originally built as Galaxy 8iR, which was cancelled in 2004. For use as ProtoStar 2, the payload was modified to contain 10 S-band transponders, which will act as a replacement for the Indostar 1 satellite. The S-band payload is operated under the name of Indostar 2 (Cakrawarta 2).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,905.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2009
29th orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
32nd mission
3rd mission of 2009
29th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission