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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103
Launched
July 30, 2020
Summary
Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 30, 2020. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 185th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,981st orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Ekspress-103, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 16,588 × 54,818 km orbit inclined 0.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 66th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 185th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,981st orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress-103 · NORAD 45985 · 2020-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-053A
- Epoch
- 2020-08-01 15:41:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00595802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4543147
- Inclination
- 0.6425°
- Ascending node
- 271.6166°
- Arg. of perigee
- 187.308°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.6452°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Ekspress-103 · NORAD 45985 · in orbit
- Ekspress-80 · NORAD 45986 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99568 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ekspress-80 and Ekspress 103 are communications satellites for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz). Express 80 will be positioned at 80° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia, as well as two L-band transponders offering global coverage. Express 103 will be positioned at 103° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia and Southeast Asia, as well as one L-band transponder for global coverage. Both have a design life of 15 years.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
164th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,514th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
295 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 launch?
Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 launched on July 30, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103?
Coverage: Трансляция запуска космических аппаратов «Экспресс-80» и «Экспресс-103». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 reach?
Ekspress-103, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 16,588 × 54,818 km orbit inclined 0.6°.
How many satellites did Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).