Ekspress AM5
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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | FGUP |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-077A |
| SATCAT № | 39487 |
| Mission duration | 15 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Ekspress-2000 |
| Manufacturer |
ISS Reshetnev MDA Corporation |
| Launch mass | 3,600 kilograms (7,900 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 December 2013, 10:49:56 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24[2] |
| Contractor | Khrunichev |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Perigee | 35,788 kilometres (22,238 mi)[3] |
| Apogee | 35,798 kilometres (22,244 mi)[3] |
| Inclination | 0.04 degrees[3] |
| Period | 1436.13 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 22 January 2015, 22:13:28 UTC[3] |
Ekspress-AM5 (Russian: Экспресс АМ5) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2013. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian State Company for Satellite Communications.[4]
References
- ↑ Bergin, Chris (26 December 2013). "Russian Proton-M launches Ekspress-AM5". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Carrier rocket Proton-M with Express-AM5 spacecraft to be launched from Baikonur". Voice of Russia. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "EXPRESS-AM5 Satellite details 2013-077A NORAD 39487". N2YO. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Express-AM5 satellite delivered to final orbit". Itar Tass. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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