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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress 3A
Launched
June 24, 2000
Summary
Ekspress 3A launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 24, 2000. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 72nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,400th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress 3A, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 36,072 km orbit inclined 48.6°. 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
- 22nd Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 4th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 72nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,400th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress 3A · NORAD 26378 · 2000-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPRESS 3A
- Object ID
- 2000-031A
- Epoch
- 2000-06-24 01:45:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25914628 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.729934
- Inclination
- 48.6344°
- Ascending node
- 288.7282°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1951°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8999°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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 3A · NORAD 26378 · in orbit
Proton-K 394-02 Stage 3 · re-entered June 26, 2000
Blok DM-2 No. 89L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Express-A satellites are designed for operation in the fixed satellite service. Their transponder payloads make it possible to retransmit all types of traffic, including television and radio programming, telephony, data, videoconferencing as well as high-speed Internet.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
86th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,152nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress 3A launch?
Ekspress 3A launched on June 24, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress 3A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress 3A?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress 3A launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress 3A reach?
Ekspress 3A, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 36,072 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Ekspress 3A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).