Ekspress-AT 1 [ISS Reshetnev]
The Ekspress-AT 1 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-AT1 will generate 5.6 kilowatts of power for its 32 Ku-band transponders and operate at 56 degrees east. It will replace the Bonum 1 satellite.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
Operator: | RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz) |
Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (Bus), Thales Alenia Space (TAS) (Payload) |
Equipment: | 32 Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | Ekspress-1000NTB |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays 5.6 kW (EoL), batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | 1672 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Ekspress-AT 1 | 2014-010A | 15.03.2014 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | with Ekspress-AT 2 |