AsiaSat 9Proton-M Briz-MInternational Launch Services Launch Status Success Thu · Sep 28th, 2017 2:52 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwlwdJZpUTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxkI1y0C6fU MissionAsiaSat 9Type: CommunicationsAsiaSat 9 is AsiaSat’s next generation satellite to replace AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees East Longitude. AsiaSat 9 is a Space Systems/Loral 1300E satellite equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka-band payload. AsiaSat 9 will provide additional capacity, enhanced power and coverage for DTH, video distribution, private networks and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region. Location200/39 (200L)Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan469 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. RocketProton-M Briz-MLength: 53 meters Diameter: 7.4 metersThe Proton-M Briz-M rocket has been launched a total of 43 times with 40 successful and 3 failed launches. AgencyInternational Launch ServicesType: Commercial Abbreviation: ILS Administration: Kirk Pysher Founded: 1995Country: USAInternational Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia. View Rocket Launch Schedule