Nimiq 5

Proton-M/Briz-M launched Telesat's Nimiq-5 commercial communications satellite from Baikonur toward geostationary orbit to provide Canadian broadcast and telecom services.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

5.7 T

Flight

8th

of 33 Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flights

Date and time

17 September 2009, 19:19 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

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

Payload

Communications

International designator

2009-050

Launches in 2009

53rd of 78

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