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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress AMU1 / (EUTELSAT 36C)
Launched
December 24, 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Summary
Ekspress AMU1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 24, 2015 at 21:31 UTC. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 176th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,528th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Ekspress AMU-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,331 × 35,777 km orbit inclined 22.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН "Протон-М" с КА "Экспресс-АМУ1"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
- 53rd Proton-M Briz-M flight · 7th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 176th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,528th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress AMU-1 · NORAD 41191 · 2015-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-082A
- Epoch
- 2015-12-25 12:55:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02104974 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.59499
- Inclination
- 22.3645°
- Ascending node
- 64.483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0201°
- Mean anomaly
- 16.1377°
- 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 AMU-1 · NORAD 41191 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 99559 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Express-AMU1 is high-capacity communications satellite which will provide coverage of the European part of the Russian Federation in Ku and Ka bands. Stationed at 36 degrees east in Geostationary Orbit the 5700kg craft will be equipped with up to 70 transponders. The satellite is powered by 2 solar arrays and has an expected lifetime of 15 years.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
83rd launch from 81/24 (81P), 3rd this year · 1,462nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 25, 3:31 AM GMT+6, at night
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ekspress AMU1 launch?
Ekspress AMU1 launched on December 24, 2015 at 21:31 UTC.
Where can I watch Ekspress AMU1?
Coverage: Пуск РКН "Протон-М" с КА "Экспресс-АМУ1". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ekspress AMU1?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress AMU1 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Dec 25, 3:31 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Ekspress AMU1 reach?
Ekspress AMU-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,331 × 35,777 km orbit inclined 22.4°.
How many satellites did Ekspress AMU1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).