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The 20th flight of a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket began at 23:30 GMT (7:30 p.m. EDT). An hour later, the JCSAT 9 spacecraft was successfully delivered into a geosynchronous transfer orbit with a high point of 35,727 kilometres, low point of 1,685 kilometres and inclination of zero degrees along the equator.


The Zenit rocket lifts off with JCSAT 9 from the Odyssey.
Credit: Sea Launch

The 4,401 kilogram JCSAT 9 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, is equipped with C- and Ku-band transponders, plus an S-band mobile communications package.
The A2100-AX model craft has a service life of 12 years.


Launch of JCSAT-9 satellite seen from the Sea Launch Commander.
Credit: Sea Launch

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T+plus 1:47:00 First signals from the JCSAT 9 spacecraft, confirmed by the ground tracking station in Uralla, Australia.

Spacecraft Apogee
T+plus 6:16:00

Height (perigee) = 1685 km
Height (apogee) = 35726 Km
Inclination = 0 degrees
Longitude = 90 degrees

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T+plus 1:37:00 (estimated) Spacecraft Acquisition by the ground tracking station in Uralla, Australia.

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Acquisition of signal from JCSAT 9 should occur in about 15 minutes by the ground tracking station in Uralla, Australia.

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The Zenit booster has delivered the JCSAT 9 payload into a planned orbit with a low point of 1,045 miles and a high point of about 22,200 miles. The injection orbit's inclination will be zero degrees.

Over the next few weeks, JCSAT 9 will gradually raise its orbit to geostationary altitude, where its velocity will match that of Earth's rotation. The satellite will be positioned along the Equator at 132 degrees East longitude.


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T+plus 1:03:05 Spacecraft Separation

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T+plus 0:47:45 Block DM 2nd Burn Ignition to achieve geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The burn should last until T+plus 53 minutes, 15 seconds.

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T+plus 14 minutes, 50 seconds. Engine cutoff.

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