EXPRESS AM-7, 40505
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPRESS AM-7, 40505 is a payload satellite owned by KosSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Mar 2015 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
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D?
Mass
5,712 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 19.9 m
Radar Cross Section
40.740 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 EXPRESS AM-7
1 40505U 15012A 26286.23635740 .00000150 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 40505 0.0252 103.6948 0003140 99.8998 303.3294 1.00275062 42199Epoch: 2026-10-13T05:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T05:40:21.279Z)
Latitude
-0.00899°
Longitude
39.97709°
Altitude
35,777.864 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 47m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 32"
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
15:06:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.987 km
Perigee altitude
35,773.507 km
Semi-major axis
42,164.884 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
0.0252°
RAAN
103.6948°
Arg. of periapsis
99.8998°
True anomaly
303.29933°
Mean anomaly
303.3294°
Eccentric anomaly
303.31437°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.1 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2015 (2015-03-18 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-7 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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