Ekspress-AM 8 [ISS Reshetnev]
The Ekspress-AM 8 is a communications 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.
The Express-AM8 Ekspress-1000NTB based satellite will generate 5.9 kilowatts of end-of-life power to a payload consisting of 24 C-band, 12 Ku-band and 2 L-band transponders.
Ekspress-AM8 was originally to be launched in 2012 or 2013 into RSCC’s 14 degrees west orbital slot, but was delayed to 2015. It used a Proton-M Blok-DM-03 launch vehicle to be inserted directly into geostationary orbit.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz) |
Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (Bus), Thales Alenia Space (TAS) (Payload) |
Equipment: | 24 C-band, 12 Ku-band, 2 L-band transponders |
Configuration: | Ekspress-1000NTB |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays 5.9 kW (EoL), batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 2100 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Ekspress-AM 8 | 2015-048A | 14.09.2015 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Blok-DM-03 |