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Proton-M Briz-M | Ekspress AMU1 / (EUTELSAT 36C)

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton-M Briz-M · 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 176th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,528th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 24, 2015 · 21:31 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 24, 21:31 – Dec 24, 21:31 UTC

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Ekspress AMU1

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.

Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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Pad — 81/24 (81P)

Local pad time: Dec 25, 3:31 AM GMT+6

93 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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