Ekspress AM5

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Ekspress-AM5
Express-AM5 Satellite with stars.jpg
Eskpress-AM5 satellite
NamesЭкспресс-АМ5
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2013-077A
SATCAT no.39487
Websitehttps://eng.rscc.ru/
Mission duration15 years (planned)
8 years, 1 month and 6 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-AM5
Spacecraft typeEkspress
BusEkspress-2000
ManufacturerISS Reshetnev: bus
MDA Corporation: payload
Launch mass3,358 kg (7,403 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date26 December 2013, 10:49:56 UTC[1][2]
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24[3]
ContractorKhrunichev
Entered service22 April 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[4][5]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude140° East
Transponders
Band30 C-band,
40 Ku-band,
12 Ka-band,
2 L-band
Coverage areaRussian Far East, Southeast Asia, Australia
Ekspress constellation
 

Ekspress-AM5 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ5) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2013. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).[6] This satellite is a part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

Mission[]

It provides digital television and radio broadcasting, telephone, video conferencing, data transmission and Internet services. The satellite is also used for mobile communications among between the Russian president and other government leaders. Express-AM5 carries 30 C-band, 40 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band and two L-band transponders. The satellite is designed for a 15-year lifetime and was to be positioned in geostationary orbit at 140° East longitude, covering Russian Far East, Southeast Asia and Australia. Such an orbit allows the spacecraft to remain in a fixed location in the sky for users on the ground.[11]

The commercial operation of the satellite started on 22 April 2014.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Bergin, Chris (26 December 2013). "Russian Proton-M launches Ekspress-AM5". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Carrier rocket Proton-M with Express-AM5 spacecraft to be launched from Baikonur". Voice of Russia. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. ^ "EXPRESS-AM5 2013-077A 39487". N2YO.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Report. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Express-AM5 satellite delivered to final orbit". Itar Tass. Retrieved 27 December 2013.[dead link]
  7. ^ a b "Ekspress-AM5 (140°E)". RSCC. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Ekspress-AM5". SatBeams. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Ekspress-AM5". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Technical details for satellite EXPRESS-AM5". N2YO.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.


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