Launch vehicle
Proton-M Briz-M
- Height
- 53 m
- Diameter
- 7.4 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 68
- First flight
- 2001-04-07
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch Successful
Ekspress AMU1
Proton-M Briz-M
Historical mission record
This page records Proton-M Briz-M | Ekspress AMU1 / (EUTELSAT 36C) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Express-AMU1 is high-capacity communications satellite which will provide coverage of the European part of the Russian Federation in Ku and Ka bands. Stationed at 36 degrees east in Geostationary Orbit the 5700kg craft will be equipped with up to 70 transponders. The satellite is powered by 2 solar arrays and has an expected lifetime of 15 years.
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- 81/24 (81P)
- Provider
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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