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Proton-M Briz-M | Nimiq 6

Name: Proton-M Briz-M | Nimiq 6
Start: 2012-05-17T19:12:14.000Z
End: 2012-05-17T19:12:14.000Z
Location: 81/24 (81P)

International Launch Services • Proton-M Briz-M • 81/24 (81P) (NA)

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Proton-M Briz-M | Nimiq 6

International Launch Services • Proton-M Briz-M • 81/24 (81P)

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Launch pad: 81/24 (81P)

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Launch info

Provider

International Launch Services

Vehicle

Proton-M Briz-M

Pad

81/24 (81P) (81/24 (81P))

State

NET

2012-05-17T19:12:14+00:00

Window start

2012-05-17T19:12:14+00:00

Window end

2012-05-17T19:12:14+00:00

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

21000

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International Launch Services

Lifetime launches

4 in 2026

International Launch Services has 18 launches on record, with 4 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Proton-M Briz-M

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Proton-M Briz-M has 62 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

81/24 (81P)

Pad launches

2 in 2026

81/24 (81P) has 67 launches from this pad on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

91% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

48d 13h

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Objects from this launch

13 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2012-026

Last checked: 2026-05-22T13:47:45.497+00:00

Last success: 2026-05-22T13:47:45.497+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-05-22T13:47:45.497+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-05-22T13:47:45.497+00:00

Snapshot hash: f0532a95dbce33511937ec3c3396a9c7b632730502aa327da95af40d8c9466ba

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 11UNK: 0

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NIMIQ 6
2012-026ANORAD 38342PAYCanada (CA)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 1436.10 minRCS: 14.093 m²
Inc: 0.0°
35776 km → 35797 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]
2012-026CNORAD 38344DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 380.27 minRCS: 7.753 m²
Inc: 49.4°
251 km → 21767 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026DNORAD 41317DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 803.26 minRCS: 0.181 m²
Inc: 10.3°
10499 km → 33992 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026ENORAD 41318DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 815.78 minRCS: 0.003 m²
Inc: 10.1°
10719 km → 34366 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026FNORAD 41319DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 814.96 minRCS: 0.003 m²
Inc: 10.1°
10729 km → 34318 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026GNORAD 41320DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 818.00 minRCS: 0.003 m²
Inc: 10.1°
10704 km → 34486 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026HNORAD 41321DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 813.38 minRCS: 0.125 m²
Inc: 10.2°
10668 km → 34303 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026JNORAD 41322DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 812.61 minRCS: 0.003 m²
Inc: 10.0°
10702 km → 34234 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026KNORAD 41323DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 810.05 minRCS: 0.003 m²
Inc: 10.1°
10563 km → 34251 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026LNORAD 41324DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 800.97 minRCS: 0.003 m²
Inc: 9.9°
10218 km → 34165 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026MNORAD 43400DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 815.09 min
Inc: 12.8°
10670 km → 34383 km
BREEZE-M DEB
2012-026NNORAD 43401DEBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 819.13 min
Inc: 9.7°
10795 km → 34448 km
BREEZE-M R/B
2012-026BNORAD 38343RBCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 814.93 minRCS: 13.348 m²
Inc: 10.1°
10636 km → 34409 km