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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress-2
Launched
October 13, 1994
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 October 13, 1994. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 23rd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,938th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Proton-K/DM-2M flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,870 × 35,901 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
- 2nd Proton-K/DM-2M flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 23rd launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,938th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress-2 · NORAD 23319 · 1994-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPRESS 1
- Object ID
- 1994-067A
- Epoch
- 1994-10-13 16:27:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99945753 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003692
- Inclination
- 0.2179°
- Ascending node
- 281.0032°
- Arg. of perigee
- 201.0478°
- Mean anomaly
- 237.9993°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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-2 · NORAD 23319 · in orbit
Proton-K 377-02 Stage 3 · re-entered October 16, 1994
Blok DM-2M No. 1L · 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
66th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,039th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekspress-2 launch?
Ekspress-2 launched on October 13, 1994. 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-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,870 × 35,901 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).