Status
Success
Ekspress-AM11
Launch Time
Mon Apr 26, 2004 20:37 UTC
Mon Apr 26, 2004 20:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-AM11
The Ekspress-AM 11 is a communications satellite 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 is built by Alcatel, in France.
Ekspress AM-11 was hit on 28.03.2006 by either a micrometeorite or a piece of space debris, which lead to instantaneous depressurization of the thermal control system fluid circuit, followed by a sudden outburst of the heat-carrying agent. This resulted in a significant disturbing moment generation followed by the spacecraft orientation loss and rotation. After regaining control, the satellite was put into a graveyard orbit above GEO.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,542.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2004
15th orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
299th mission
2nd mission of 2004
264th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission