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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1
Launched
February 11, 2009
Summary
Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 11, 2009. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 141st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,961st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Ekspress AM-44, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,665 × 37,529 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 141st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,961st orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress AM-44 · NORAD 33595 · 2009-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-007A
- Epoch
- 2009-02-11 12:01:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97474369 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0216895
- Inclination
- 0.2225°
- Ascending node
- 179.4617°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.902°
- Mean anomaly
- 17.1371°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Ekspress AM-44 · NORAD 33595 · in orbit
- Ekspress MD-1 · NORAD 33596 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99501 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Two Russian geostationary communications satellites
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
119th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,309th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 launch?
Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 launched on February 11, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 reach?
Ekspress AM-44, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,665 × 37,529 km orbit inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).