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About this launch
The Ekspress series spacecraft for Data transmission, TV & radio-broadcasting, communications, Internet, video-conference closely resembled the Gals spacecraft and shared a similar spacecraft bus. Ekspress was to replace the widely used Gorizont spacecraft, and plans called for deployments at 13…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPRESS 2 1996-058A | Payload | 35752 × 35833 km · 14.6° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1996-058B | Rocket body | re-entered 1996-09-29 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1996-058C | Debris | re-entered 1996-09-27 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1996-058D | Rocket body | 35738 × 35794 km · 14.3° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-058E | Rocket body | re-entered 1997-07-26 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1996-058F | Rocket body | re-entered 1997-04-30 |
COSPAR ID 1996-058. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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