Express AM8
| Express AM8 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | September 14, 2015 at 19:00 UTC |
| Launcher | Proton / Blok-D M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-048A |
| Takeoff mass | 2100 kg (661 kg payload) |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev |
| Satellite bus | Express 1000NTW |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | Russian Satellite Communications Company |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 28 C-band , 20 Ku-band and 3 L-band
(other sources 24 C, 16 Ku and 2 L bands) |
| Transponder performance | 73 W (C-band) 152 W (Ku-band) 57 W for CL, 73 W for LC (L-band) |
| Bandwidth | 40 MHz (C-band) 36/54 MHz (Ku-band) |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 7.6 kW (EOL), of which 5.88 kW payload |
| Power storage | Saft VES 180 Li-Ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 14 ° west |
| drive | SPD-100 plasma thrusters |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Express AM8 is a communications satellite owned by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow . It will replace Express A4 , which has been in operation since June 2002.
It was placed in geostationary orbit on September 14, 2015 at 19:00 UTC with a Proton / Blok-DM launcher from the Baikonur rocket launch site .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 28 C-band , 20 Ku-band and 3 L-band transponders and is supposed to supply North and South America and Europe with digital data, radio and television signals from the position 14 ° West in addition to Russia. The satellite has three 2.0 m, one 1.6 m, one 1.2 m antennas. It was built on the basis of the Reshetnev Express 1000NTW satellite bus and has a planned service life of 15 years. The payload was supplied by Thales .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b thalesgroup.com: Express AM8 in orbit! , accessed September 29, 2015
- ↑ a b c tsenki.com: Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure - Express-AM8 satellite launch , accessed September 29, 2015
- ↑ a b der-orion.com: Express AM8 safely in orbit , accessed on September 29, 2015