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Entry no.
2012-0113
EXPRESS AM-4
EXPRESS AM-4 (NORAD 37798) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 25 March 2012 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 7 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
37798
International designator
2011-045A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
17 Aug 2011Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Mar 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months221 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
51.1°N to 51.1°SFinal inclination 51.1°
Mass
5,700 kg
Operator
RSCC
Built by
Astrium/Toulouse
Bus
Eurostar 3000
Programme
Ekspress AM
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 40.0°N, 175.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.1°N and 51.1°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsEXPRESS AM-4’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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