Yenisey A1
Luch 4 [ISS Reshetnev]
Luch 4 was to be a russian follow-on relay satellite in the Luch series, which was to supplement the Luch 5A and Luch 5B satellites. Later it was redesigned as a technology test mission to test several new technologies, including large-size, unfurlable antennas. In this new function, it was renamed Yenisey A1.
Yenisey A1 will be built on ISS Reshetnevs Ekspress-2000 bus. The 3000 kg spacecraft wit a 13 year lifespan will be launched in 2013.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communications / Relay |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | Ekspress-2000 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 13 years |
| Mass: | 3000 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yenisey A1 (ex Luch 4) | 2013 | TB | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.4) |
Further Luch missions:
- Luch / Altair (KAUR-4)
- Luch-2 / Gelios (KAUR-4)
- Luch 4 (Ekspress-2000)
- Luch 5A, 5V (Ekspress-1000A)
- Luch 5B (Ekspress-1000A)
