Ekspress-AM 2, 3
Ekspress-AM [GDK]
The Ekspress-AM 2 and 3 series are communication satellites for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 12 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by Alcatel.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz) |
| Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) (Bus), Alcatel (Payload) |
| Equipment: | 4 Ku-band (140 W), 8 Ku-Band (101 W), 4 C-band (100 W), 1 C-band (100 W),, 11 C-band (60 W) , 1 L-band (30 W) transponders |
| Configuration: | MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767) |
| Propulsion: | 8 SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 12 years |
| Mass: | 2542 kg (#11) |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekspress-AM 2 | 29.03.2005 | TB LC-200/39 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2M | ||
| Ekspress-AM 3 | 24.06.2005 | TB LC-200/39 | Proton-K Blok-DM-2 |
Further Ekspress missions:
- Ekspress 1, 2 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-A 1, 1R, 2, 3 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-AM 1 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-AM 2, 3 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-AM 4 (Eurostar-3000)
- Ekspress-AM 5 (Ekspress-2000)
- Ekspress-AM 6 (Ekspress-2000)
- Ekspress-AM 7
- Ekspress-AM 8 (Ekspress-1000SN)
- Ekspress-AM 11 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-AM 22 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-AM 33, 44 (MSS-2500-GSO)
- Ekspress-AMU 1
- Ekspress-AT 1 (Ekspress-1000SN)
- Ekspress-AT 2 (Ekspress-1000K)
- Ekspress-MD 1, 2
References:
- Intersputnik Website
