Ekspress-AM 1

Russia

Launch data:

Designation 04043A
Launch date 29 Oct 2004 - ~22:04 UT
Launch site B, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle  Proton-K/DM-2M
MissionCommunication
Geostationary orbit on 30 Oct:
Perigee / Apogee 35794 / 35869 km
Inclination 0.12°
Period 1438.38 min

The Ekspress-AM series are communication satellites for russian domestic communication services.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz)-spacecraft
NEC (communication payload)
Operator RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz)
ConfigurationMSS-2500-GSO
Mass at launch  2542 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  2 panels
Equipment 18 Ku-band, 9 C-band, 1 L-band transponders
Propulsion8 SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters
Design lifetime 12 years

Location:

BeginEndPosition
   40°E

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