Status
Success
Ekspress-AM1
Launch Time
Fri Oct 29, 2004 22:11 UTC
Fri Oct 29, 2004 22:11 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-AM1
The Ekspress-AM 1 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 1 failed in May 2010 following a shutdown of its attitude-control system. It was recovered, but inclination increased afterwards. On 10 August 2013 the satellite was finally decomissioned and afterwards sent to a graveyard orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,542.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2004
44th orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
300th mission
3rd mission of 2004
265th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission