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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-22
Launched
December 28, 2003
Summary
Ekspress AM-22 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 2003. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 102nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,638th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress AM-22, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 35,872 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
- 37th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 102nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,638th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress AM-22 · NORAD 28134 · 2003-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPRESS AM-22
- Object ID
- 2003-060A
- Epoch
- 2003-12-29 05:20:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27341365 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7290245
- Inclination
- 48.6412°
- Ascending node
- 91.1948°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0614°
- Mean anomaly
- 172.5745°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- -0.02304
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 AM-22 · NORAD 28134 · in orbit
Proton-K 410-04 Stage 3 · re-entered December 31, 2003
Blok DM-2M No. 13L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ekspress AM22 (Russian: Экспресс АМ22, meaning Express AM22) is a communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
91st launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,215th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
205 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress AM-22 launch?
Ekspress AM-22 launched on December 28, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress AM-22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress AM-22?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress AM-22 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress AM-22 reach?
Ekspress AM-22, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 35,872 km orbit inclined 48.6°.
How many satellites did Ekspress AM-22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).