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EXPRESS 2
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
September 26, 1996 at 05:50 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Ekspress 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,819 km
Periapsis
35,732 km
Inclination
14.57°
Orbital period
1435.53 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-058A
NORAD catalog №
24435
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
10 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational