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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-2
Launched
March 29, 2005
Summary
Ekspress AM-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 March 29, 2005. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 112th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,704th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress AM-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,548 × 36,045 km orbit inclined 3.0°. 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
- 40th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 112th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,704th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress AM-2 · NORAD 28629 · 2005-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- UNKNOWN
- Object ID
- 2005-010A
- Epoch
- 2005-03-29 06:32:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00261914 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0058926
- Inclination
- 2.9898°
- Ascending node
- 294.3121°
- Arg. of perigee
- 197.5154°
- Mean anomaly
- 161.8296°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Ekspress AM-2 · NORAD 28629 · in orbit
Proton-K 410-10 Stage 3 · re-entered April 1, 2005
Blok DM-2M No. 16L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Ekspress-AM 2 and 3 series are communications satellites for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
98th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,235th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress AM-2 launch?
Ekspress AM-2 launched on March 29, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress AM-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress AM-2?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress AM-2 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress AM-2 reach?
Ekspress AM-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,548 × 36,045 km orbit inclined 3.0°.
How many satellites did Ekspress AM-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).