Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Express-AM5 |
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) |
140 |
Perigee (km) |
35420 |
Apogee (km) |
35940 |
Eccentricity |
0.00618311533888228 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1430.6 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3400 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
26-12-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
OAO-ISS |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2013-077A |
NORAD Number |
39487 |
Comments |
Commercial comsat to cover western Russia. Services include provide mobile presidential and governmental communications, digital television and radio broadcasting services, multimedia services (telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, access to the Internet) and VSAT networks. |