Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Express-AM44 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-11 |
Perigee (km) |
35987 |
Apogee (km) |
35995 |
Eccentricity |
9.44264771842025E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.11 |
Period (minutes) |
1446.57 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2532 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
11-02-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
NPO-PM/Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
Russia/France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-007A |
NORAD Number |
33595 |
Comments |
16 Ku-band; 10 C-band, 1 L-band transponder. |