Geostationary
EXPRESS-AM5
Commercial Communications · RSCC (Russian Satellite Communications Company)
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Russia's most capable commercial satellite when launched — a massive 10 kW spacecraft covering Russia's eastern territories and the Asia-Pacific with C, Ku, Ka, and L-band payloads. EXPRESS-AM5 addressed Russia's chronic shortage of satellite capacity over Siberia and the Russian Far East, regions that span 8 time zones and house major energy, mining, and military installations requiring reliable satellite connectivity.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,247 mi (35,785–35,802 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39487
- Int’l designator
- 2013-077A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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