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About this launch
The Ekspress-AM 1 is a communications satellite for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads is built by NEC.
More about this launch
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 orbit9 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPRESS-AM1 2004-043A | Payload | 36040 × 36145 km · 11.7° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 2004-043B | Rocket body | re-entered 2004-11-01 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 2004-043C | Debris | re-entered 2004-10-30 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 2004-043D | Rocket body | 35797 × 35862 km · 13.3° | Globe |
| SL-12 DEB 2004-043E | Debris | re-entered 2004-11-05 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2004-043F | Debris | re-entered 2004-11-03 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2004-043G | Debris | re-entered 2004-11-03 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 2004-043H | Rocket body | re-entered 2011-03-20 |
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| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 2004-043J | Rocket body | re-entered 2008-04-30 |
COSPAR ID 2004-043. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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