EXPRESS-AM5 (39487)

COSPAR: 2013-077A | Alt Name: Ekspress AM-5

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 26, 2013

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC81/24

Launch Vehicle

Proton-M/Briz-M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39487

International Designator

2013-077A

Epoch

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:02:48 GMT

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Inclination

0.02°

Right Ascension

291.71°

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Argument of Perigee

104.02°

Period

1436.13 min

Mean Motion

1.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

EXPRESS-AM5

Alternative Name

Ekspress AM-5

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 39487U 13077A   26184.25194699 -.00000269  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993

2 39487   0.0200 291.7142 0000219 104.0174 116.2728  1.00269380 46523

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Summary

EXPRESS-AM5 (Ekspress AM-5) is a communication satellite launched on December 26, 2013, from the Tyuratam Space Center using a Proton-M/Briz-M launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 6 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 27 meters due to its solar arrays. The satellite's dry mass is 2500 kg, and it was launched with a total mass of 3200 kg. Equipped for various communication services, EXPRESS-AM5 features 30 C-band, 40 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band, and 2 L-band transponders. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries and has an expected operational lifetime of 15 years. Manufactured by RESH for the owner KS (Russian Satellite Communications Company), EXPRESS-AM5 serves a communication mission in space.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

2500

Launch Mass

3200

Shape

Cyl+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

50.1187

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Ekspress AM-5

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

RESH

Life Expectancy

15 years

Bus

Ekspress-2000

Configuration

Ekspress-2000

Motor

AOCS

Equipment

30 C-band, 40 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band, 2 L-band transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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