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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-33
Launched
January 28, 2008
Summary
Ekspress AM-33 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 28, 2008. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 131st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,888th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress AM-33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 284 × 5,007 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 18th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 131st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,888th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress AM-33 · NORAD 32478 · 2008-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-003A
- Epoch
- 2008-01-28 01:35:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 10.14043633 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2618889
- Inclination
- 48.8255°
- Ascending node
- 139.9743°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.8766°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.14°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Ekspress AM-33 · NORAD 32478 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88530 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Russian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
112th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,289th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress AM-33 launch?
Ekspress AM-33 launched on January 28, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress AM-33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress AM-33?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress AM-33 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress AM-33 reach?
Ekspress AM-33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 284 × 5,007 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did Ekspress AM-33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).