EXPRESS AM-6, 40277
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPRESS AM-6, 40277 is a payload satellite owned by KosSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 21 Oct 2014 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Resehetnev ISS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
EKSPRESS-2000, AOCS
Mass
3,361 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 13.5 m
Radar Cross Section
24.423 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 EXPRESS AM-6
1 40277U 14064A 26068.15931229 .00000099 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 40277 0.0135 213.7616 0001685 185.8755 237.5530 1.00272599 40561Epoch: 2026-03-09T03:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T03:49:24.581Z)
Latitude
0.02588°
Longitude
52.98606°
Altitude
35,789.635 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 28m 46s
True Declination
0° 01' 33"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:13:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.542 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.332 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.574 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
0.0135°
RAAN
213.7616°
Arg. of periapsis
185.8755°
True anomaly
237.53671°
Mean anomaly
237.553°
Eccentric anomaly
237.54485°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #64 in the year 2014 (2014-10-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.EXPRESS AM-6 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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