
Ekspress-AT 2 [ISS Reshetnev]
The Ekspress-AT 2 is a Direct-To-Home broadcasting satellite for russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payload is built by Thales Alenia Space.
Express-AT2, with 3 kilowatts of power for 16 Ku-band transponders, will be operated at 36 degrees east.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
| Operator: | RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz) |
| Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (Bus), Thales Alenia Space (TAS) (Payload) |
| Equipment: | 16 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Ekspress-1000K |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays 3 kW (EoL), batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekspress-AT 2 | 2014 | TB | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | with Ekspress-AT 1 |