Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1

The first flight of the enhanced Phase III Proton-M/Briz-M launched the dual Russian federal payload of Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 communications satellites from Baikonur toward geostationary transfer orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

4.7 T

Flight

4th

of 33 Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flights

Date and time

11 February 2009, 00:03 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Communications

International designator

2009-007

Launches in 2009

7th of 78

See it in orbit

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