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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
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- 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 1 1994-067A | Payload | 35882 × 35946 km · 14.6° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1994-067B | Rocket body | re-entered 1994-10-16 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1994-067C | Debris | re-entered 1994-10-14 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1994-067D | Rocket body | 35792 × 35844 km · 13.8° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1994-067E | Rocket body | re-entered 1995-08-12 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1994-067F | Rocket body | re-entered 1995-05-12 |
COSPAR ID 1994-067. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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