Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Ekspress AMU1 / (EUTELSAT 36C)
Proton-M Briz-M
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, December 24, 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Mission
/01Express-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.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M
Variant: Briz-M
Launch Pad
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.071° N, 62.985° E
83
Pad Launches
1462
Location Launches
176
Agency Launches
86
Orbital This Year