EXPRESS AM-33

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EXPRESS AM-33 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32478

Int'l Code: 2008-003A

Perigee: 35,744.2 km

Apogee: 35,776.9 km

Inclination: 2.8 °

Period: 1,434.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 42131 km

RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: January 28, 2008
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

The 5,732-pound spacecraft will be stationed along the equator at 96.5 degrees east longitude, where its communications instruments can reach homes and offices in a swath stretching from the Asia-Pacific region to Eastern Europe. Owned by the Russian Satellite Communications Co., Express AM33 is designed to supply users with Internet, video, radio, and data services for at least 12 years. The craft will also provide mobile communications services for the Russian president and other top government officials, according to the satellite's state-owned operator.

1 32478U 08003A   24139.18313236 -.00000243  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 32478   2.8498  84.6607 0003881 157.9042 149.9825  1.00390281 59989

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC