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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress A1R
Launched
June 10, 2002
Summary
Ekspress A1R 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 10, 2002. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 90th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,540th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Ekspress A1R, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 36,129 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 · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 32nd Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 3rd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 90th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,540th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress A1R · NORAD 27441 · 2002-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPRESS 4A
- Object ID
- 2002-029A
- Epoch
- 2002-06-10 02:31:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25580593 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.730558
- Inclination
- 48.631°
- Ascending node
- 285.9985°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1813°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8085°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Ekspress A1R · NORAD 27441 · in orbit
Proton-K 407-01 Stage 3 · re-entered June 12, 2002
Blok DM-2M No. 11L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Ekspress-A1R is equipped with 12 transponders, transmitting signals in C-band, 5 in Ku-band and one in L-band and it was expected to have a life span of seven years.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
88th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,191st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
705 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress A1R launch?
Ekspress A1R launched on June 10, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress A1R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress A1R?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress A1R launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress A1R reach?
Ekspress A1R, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 36,129 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Ekspress A1R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).