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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress 2
Launched
September 26, 1996
Summary
Ekspress 2 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 26, 1996. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 41st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,103rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress-6, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,070 × 35,847 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 41st launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,103rd orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress-6 · NORAD 24435 · 1996-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPRESS 2
- Object ID
- 1996-058A
- Epoch
- 1996-09-26 17:21:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0147958 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0092923
- Inclination
- 0.2183°
- Ascending node
- 287.9232°
- Arg. of perigee
- 28.7928°
- Mean anomaly
- 38.6838°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekspress-6 · NORAD 24435 · in orbit
Proton-K 379-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 29, 1996
Blok DM-2M No. 2L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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 locations (40 degrees, 53 degrees, 80 degrees, 90 degrees, 96.5 degrees, 99 degrees, 103 degrees, 140 degrees, 145 degrees, 205 degrees, 322.5 degrees, 346 degrees, and 349 degrees, all East longitude) for domestic needs and to support the Intersputnik Telecommunications Association.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
76th launch from 200/39 (200L), 4th this year · 1,081st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
124 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekspress 2 launch?
Ekspress 2 launched on September 26, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress 2?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress 2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress 2 reach?
Ekspress-6, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,070 × 35,847 km orbit inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did Ekspress 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).