Proton-M/Briz-M lofted the SES-7 communications satellite (originally built as ProtoStar 2/Indostar 2) from Baikonur to geostationary transfer orbit, providing broadcast and broadband coverage across South and Southeast Asia.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.9 T
- Flight
- 24th
- of 68 Proton-M Briz-M flights
- Date and time
- 16 May 2009, 00:57 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton-M Briz-M
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2009-027
- Launches in 2009
- 29th of 78
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