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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7
Launched
December 13, 2021
Summary
Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 13, 2021. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 188th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,168th orbital launch attempt. It was the 67th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). The tracked orbit of Ekspress-AMU7, one of 4 catalogued objects, from December 17, 2021, was 16,332 × 52,817 km inclined 1.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- 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
- 67th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 188th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,168th orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ekspress-AMU7 · NORAD 50001 · 2021-123 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-123A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-17 02:52:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0478307 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4455277
- Inclination
- 1.6847°
- Ascending node
- 274.217°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.881°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.3061°
- 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: GTO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Ekspress-AMU7 · NORAD 50001 · in orbit
- Ekspress-AMU3 · NORAD 50002 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88536 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Ekspress-AMU 3 and Ekspress-AMU 7 are two communications satellite for russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft themselves are built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by Thales Alenia Space. Both satellites are based on the Ekspress-1000 bus and feature 16 Ku-, 1 L- and 20 C-band transponders. They will be located at 96.5° and 145° East respectively.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
166th launch from 200/39 (200L), 2nd this year · 1,528th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
144 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Both satellites successfully deployed into target orbits.
Show 6 earlier updates
Cleared for launch by Roscosmos.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/11/2021 · source
Earliest new launch date reported by Rogozin.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2021 · source
Launcher rolling back to HIF due to upper stage problem.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/9/2021 · source
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/24/2021 · source
Moved to December 12.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2021 · source
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2021 · source
Questions
When did Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 launch?
Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 launched on December 13, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7?
Coverage: Трансляция запуска космических аппаратов «Экспресс АМУ-3» и «Экспресс АМУ-7»; Техническая трансляция запуска космических аппаратов «Экспресс АМУ-3» и «Экспресс АМУ-7». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 reach?
The tracked orbit of Ekspress-AMU7, one of 4 catalogued objects, from December 17, 2021, was 16,332 × 52,817 km inclined 1.7°.
How many satellites did Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).