Geostationary
EXPRESS-AM44
Russian Government / Atlantic Communications · RSCC / Russia
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A Russian RSCC government communications satellite at 11°W providing C-band and Ku-band services for Russian domestic communications and reaching into the Americas. Express-AM44's western Atlantic position allows it to serve the Russian government's communications requirements for its diplomatic missions and state interests in the Americas, supplementing the domestic satellite coverage provided by Express satellites over Russian territory.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,233–22,251 mi (35,780–35,809 km)
- Inclination
- 3.7°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 33595
- Int’l designator
- 2009-007A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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