flown missionSuccess
Proton-M Briz-M | Ekspress AMU1 / (EUTELSAT 36C)
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/24 (81P) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Ekspress AMU1
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Proton-M Briz-M
- Family
- Proton / UR-500
- Variant
- Briz-M
- Provider
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Type
- Government
- Country
- RUS
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launch site
- Pad
- 81/24 (81P)
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- KAZ
- Timezone
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates
- 46.0710, 62.9850