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Ekspress AM-3

Proton K/DM-2Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center200/39 (200L)
Friday, June 24, 2005 · 07:41 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

The Ekspress-AM 2 and 3 series are communications satellites for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by Alcatel.

PayloadEkspress AM-3
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Stages4
Pad200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

200/39 (200L)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
46.040°N
Longitude
63.032°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

07:41 PM UTC - 07:41 PM UTC

Vehicle

Proton K/DM-2

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Height58.2 m
LEO Payload21,000 kg
Launches193
Successes178

Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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RUS • Founded 1916

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.