Ekspress AM-44

 2009-007A

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Reshetnev Ekspress AM bus with Thales Alenia payload. Launch 2009 to 11W with MD1, replaceing Ekspress A3. Mass 2532 kg.

Launch by Proton-M 93501 with Briz 99501.

AM44
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2009 Feb 11	0003	Launch by Proton-M	KB LC200/39
		T+2:03 Stage 1 sep
		T+2:55 GO sep
		T+5:30 Stage 2 sep
	0012	T+9:32? Stage 3 MECO
	0012	T+9:44? Stage 3 sep
	0014?	Briz MES-1 4:07
	0016?	T+14? Briz MECO-1
			142 x 271 x 48.02
	0110?	T+1:07? Briz MES-2 18:17
	0131?	T+1:28? Briz MECO-2	300? x 5000?
	0333?	T+3:30? Briz MES-3 18:33
	0351?	T+3:48? Briz MECO-3
	0352?	T+3:49? DTB sep	405 x 35791 x 44.68
	0857?	Briz MES-4 13:11
	0910?	Briz MECO-4
	0915:30	T+9:09? AM44 sep from MD1
	0929:40	MD1 sep from Briz
2009 Feb 12			1422.72 35287 x 35760 x 0.2 GEO 45.3E+3.4E/d
2009 Mar 1			1446.30 35869 x 36104 x 0.2 GEO 48.4E+2.5W/d