Summary
Ekspress-AM7 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ7 meaning Express-AM7) is a Russian communications satellite operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
| Names | Экспресс-АМ7 Express-AM7 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | RSCC |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-012A |
| SATCAT no. | 40505 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 9 years, 1 month and 4 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-AM7 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 5,720 kg (12,610 lb) [1] |
| Dry mass | 1,439 kg (3,172 lb) |
| Power | 18 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 March 2015, 22:05:00 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | April 2015 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 40° East (2015–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 62 transponders: 24 C-band 36 Ku-band 2 L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia, CIS |
Satellite description edit
EADS Astrium, was contracted in March 2012, which had become part of Airbus Defence and Space by the time of the satellite's launch, constructed Ekspress-AM7, which was based on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus.[4] The satellite has a mass of 5,720 kg (12,610 lb), provides 18 kilowatts to its payload, and a planned operational lifespan of 15 years. The satellite carried 62 transponders: 24 operating in the C-band of the electromagnetic spectrum, 36 in the Ku-band and 2 in the L-band.[1] It is a replacemt for Ekspress-AM1.[5]
Launch edit
Khrunichev was contracted to launch Ekspress-AM7, using a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle - the same configuration that had failed to deploy the similar Ekspress-AM4 and Ekspress-AM4R. The launch took place from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, at 22:05:00 UTC on 18 March 2015. The satellite was deployed into the planned geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Express AM7". Russian Satellite Communications Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ Bergin, Chris. "Russian Proton-M launches with Ekspress-AM7 mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "EXPRESS AM7". N2YO.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Express-AM4R and Express-AM7". Airbus Defense and Space. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Ekspress-AM1". Gunter' Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Ekspress-AM7". Gunter' Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.