Asiasat 5

Proton-M/Briz-M launched the AsiaSat 5 direct-broadcast communications satellite, carrying 16 high-power transponders for digital video services across Asia, from Baikonur.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

4.8 T

Flight

7th

of 33 Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flights

Date and time

11 August 2009, 19:47 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Communications

International designator

2009-042

Launches in 2009

44th of 78

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