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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AM7
Launched
March 18, 2015
Summary
Ekspress-AM7 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 18, 2015. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 173rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,455th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Ekspress AM-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 5,414 × 35,760 km orbit inclined 19.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН "Протон-М" с КА "Экспресс АМ-7"Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 48th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 173rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,455th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress AM-7 · NORAD 40505 · 2015-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-012A
- Epoch
- 2015-03-19 14:44:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96146875 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.562848
- Inclination
- 19.9145°
- Ascending node
- 156.0269°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0108°
- Mean anomaly
- 47.0022°
- 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: GTO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Ekspress AM-7 · NORAD 40505 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99553 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ekspress-AM7 is an Airbus Eurostar E3000 communications satellite for the Russian Satellite Communications Company, carrying C-, Ku- and L-band transponders for service over Russia, Europe and Africa from 40° East.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
155th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,447th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Ekspress-AM7 launch?
Ekspress-AM7 launched on March 18, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress-AM7?
Coverage: Пуск РКН "Протон-М" с КА "Экспресс АМ-7". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ekspress-AM7?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress-AM7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress-AM7 reach?
Ekspress AM-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 5,414 × 35,760 km orbit inclined 19.9°.
How many satellites did Ekspress-AM7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).