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From: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson144@comcast.net>
Date: October 26, 2013 3:08:38 PM CDT
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Subject: FW: Proton Puts US Satellite into Orbit

Space rocket "Proton-M" with the spacecraft, "Sirius FM-6" was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome

25.10.2013 :: 22:25

 

October 25 08/22/54 MSK from the launch complex area 200 Baikonur calculations of rocket launchers and space industry Russia produced launch Vehicle (ILV) "Proton-M" with the upper stage (RB) "Breeze-M", intended for breeding the orbit of the spacecraft (SC) satellite broadcasting "Sirius FM-6."

 

According to the flight cyclogram head unit in the Republic of Belarus "Breeze-M" and SC "Sirius FM-6" cleanly separated from the third stage rocket to 22.18 MSK.

 

Further removal of the spacecraft to the target orbit at the expense of the propulsion upper stage.

 

Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency      

 

 

ILS Proton Successfully Launches the Sirius FM-6 Satellite for Sirius XM Radio

 

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, October 26, 2013 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the Sirius FM-6 satellite, built by SSL, into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Sirius XM Radio Inc.

 

The ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle launched from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 00:09 today local time (18:09 GMT and 14:09 EDT on October 25).  The first three stages of the Proton used a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M upper stage and the Sirius FM-6 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory. From this point in the mission, the Breeze M performed planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a geostationary transfer orbit. Separation of the Sirius FM-6 satellite occurred approximately 9 hours and 11 minutes after liftoff. The satellite, weighing over 6 metric tons, was built on the flight-proven SSL 1300 platform. This was the 6th satellite launched by ILS Proton for SiriusXM and the 27th SSL 1300 satellite launched.

 

Sirius FM-6 has an X-band uplink transponder and an S-band downlink transponder to deliver digital audio radio service. With approximately 20 Kw end-of-life power and an anticipated service life of 15 years, the Sirius FM-6 satellite is one of the most powerful satellites built today.  The final orbital location for the satellite will be 116.15 degrees west longitude.

 

This was the 390th launch for Proton since its maiden flight in 1965 and the 83rd ILS Proton Launch overall. The Proton Breeze M vehicle is developed and built by Khrunichev Research and Production Space Center of Moscow, Russia's premier space industry manufacturer and majority shareholder in ILS.

 

Phil Slack, president of ILS commented, "For over a decade, SiriusXM has entrusted ILS Proton to deliver their satellites into orbit. It is a tremendous honor for ILS to have been a part of the satellite radio industry since 2000, with the launch of SiriusXM's first generation fleet on ILS Proton within a 5 month period. Thank you to all of the teams that made this successful launch possible, including SiriusXM, SSL, Khrunichev, and ILS."

 

© 2013 ILS International Launch Services Inc.

 

 

Russian Proton-M Lifts Off With US Telecoms Satellite

 

MOSCOW, October 25 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a US telecoms satellite lifted off on Friday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, said a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

 

The launch was originally scheduled for October 20, but was twice delayed on the request of the US space agency NASA because a US communications station in South Africa was not working properly.

 

"The separation of the satellite from the Briz-M upper stage is expected at 7:19 a.m. Moscow time (3 a.m. GMT)," Sergei Gorbunov said.

 

Sirius FM-6 is a high-power geostationary satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for SiriusXM, America's largest radio broadcaster by revenue and one of the world's largest pure-play audio entertainment companies.

 

The six-ton satellite, which has a service life of 15 years, "will help with the delivery of commercial-free music and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and Latin programming, traffic and weather to more than 25 million subscribers," according to International Launch Services (ILS), the operator of Proton launches.

 

© 2013  RIA Novosti

 

 

Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket with US Sirius FM-6 satellite launched from Baikonur

 

MOSCOW, October 25 (Itar-Tass) - A Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Briz-M booster and a U.S. Sirium FM-6 radio satellite has been successfully launched from the Baikonur space pad in Kazakhstan.

 

"The launch was made at 22:09 Moscow time on Friday from Baikonur's 200th launching site," a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) told Itar-Tass.

 

Sirius FM-6 is a new, high-power satellite designed to operate in a Geostationary orbit (GEO). This satellite will be the seventh SSL-built spacecraft in the SIRIUS XM Radio fleet and will provide nearly double the power of the satellites in SIRIUS XM's existing, in-orbit constellation, continuing to improve service for SIRIUS subscribers. Sirius FM-6 will carry an X-band uplink and an S-band downlink payload. With almost 20 kilowatts end-of-life power, it is one of the world's most powerful satellites being built today.

 

© Copyright 2013 ITAR-TASS

 

 

Russia's Proton-M Rocket Puts US Satellite into Orbit

 

MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - A US telecoms satellite, Sirius FM-6, was put into orbit on Saturday by Russia's Proton-M rocket, a spokesman for the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.

 

"Satellite Sirius FM-6 separated from the Briz-M upper stage at the designated time," the spokesman said.

 

The launch of the US satellite, which took place on October 25, was originally scheduled for October 20, but was twice delayed on the request of the US space agency NASA because a US communications station in South Africa was not working properly.

 

Sirius FM-6 is a high-power geostationary satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for SiriusXM, America's largest radio broadcaster by revenue and one of the world's largest pure-play audio entertainment companies.

 

The six-ton satellite, which has a service life of 15 years, "will help with the delivery of commercial-free music and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and Latin programming, traffic and weather to more than 25 million subscribers," according to International Launch Services (ILS), the operator of Proton launches.

 

© 2013  RIA Novosti