Ekspress-AM 33, 44
Ekspress-AM-33 [NPO-PM]
The Ekspress-AM 33 and 44 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: | ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM) (Bus), Alcatel (Payload) |
| Equipment: | 6 Ku-band, 10 C-band, 1 L-band transponders |
| Configuration: | MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767) |
| Propulsion: | 8 SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 12 years |
| Mass: | 2532 kg (#44) |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekspress-AM 33 | 28.01.2008 | TB LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) | ||
| Ekspress-AM 44 | 11.02.2009 | TB LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | with Ekspress-MD 1 |
References:
- Intersputnik Website
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, 4R (Eurostar-3000)
- Ekspress-AM 5 (Ekspress-2000)
- Ekspress-AM 6 (Ekspress-2000)
- Ekspress-AM 7 (Eurostar-3000)
- 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 (Eurostar-3000)
- Ekspress-AT 1 (Ekspress-1000SN)
- Ekspress-AT 2 (Ekspress-1000K)
- Ekspress-MD 1, 2
