Ekspress-AM5

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Ekspress-AM5
NamesЭкспресс-АМ5
Express-AM5
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2013-077A
SATCAT no.39447
Websitehttps://eng.rscc.ru/
Mission duration15 years (planned)
8 years and 6 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-AM5
Spacecraft typeEkspress
BusEkspress-2000
ManufacturerISS Reshetnev (bus)
MDA (payload)
Launch mass3,358 kg (7,403 lb)
Dry mass1,030 kg (2,270 lb)
Power14.200 kW
Start of mission
Launch date26 December 2013,
10:49:56 UTC[1]
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service22 April 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[2]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude140° East (2013-present) [3]
Transponders
Band84 transponders:
30 C-band,
40 Ku-band,
12 Ka-band,
2 L-band
Coverage areaRussia
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Ekspress-AM5 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ5 meaning Express-AM5) was a Russian domestic communications satellite operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), placed into the wrong orbit from a faulty Briz-M rocket stage. This satellite is a part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites.[3]

Satellite description[]

The total mass of the Ekspress-AM5 satellite was 3,358 kg (7,403 lb), and the satellite had 84 transponders. The onboard antennas were capable of broadcasting in the C-band, Ku-band, Ka-band, and L-band.[4] The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 15 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by Russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payload is built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Canada.[5]

Launch[]

The Ekspress-AM5 satellite was launched on 26 December 2013 on a Russian Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle from Baikonour Cosmodrome, Site 81/24, Kazakhstan.[6]

Mission[]

The commercial operation of the satellite started on 22 April 2014.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Report. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Ekspress-AM5 (140°E)". RSCC. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ekspress-AM5". SatBeams. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ekspress-AM5". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Display: Ekspress-AM5 2013-077A". NASA. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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