Mission
Communications · Direct-GEO
The Ekspress-AM 2 and 3 series are communications satellites 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 are built by Alcatel.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SL-12 R/B(2) 2005-023H | Rocket body | 35587 × 35682 km · 13.0° | Globe |
| EXPRESS-AM3 2005-023A | Payload | 36120 × 36173 km · 7.6° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 2005-023B | Rocket body | re-entered 2005-06-27 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 2005-023C | Debris | re-entered 2005-06-25 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2005-023D | Debris | re-entered 2005-06-30 | |
| SL-12 DEB 2005-023E | Debris | re-entered 2005-07-02 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 2005-023F | Rocket body | re-entered 2006-01-30 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 2005-023G | Rocket body | re-entered 2005-12-04 |
Show all 9 objects
| SL-12 DEB 2005-023J | Debris | re-entered 2005-07-01 |
COSPAR ID 2005-023 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).