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Ekspress-AM3 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ3, meaning Express-AM3) is a Russian domestic communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia. To provide of communications services (digital television, telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, the Internet access) and to deploy satellite networks by applying VSAT technology to Russia and its neighbors (CIS).[1]
| Names | Экспресс-АМ3 Ekspress-AM3 Express-AM3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-023A |
| SATCAT no. | 28707 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 16 years and 11 months (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-AM3 |
| Spacecraft type | KAUR |
| Bus | MSS-2500-GSO[1] |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM (bus) Alcatel Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,542 kg (5,604 lb) |
| Dry mass | 596 kg (1,314 lb) |
| Power | 6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 June 2005, 19:41:00 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-K / DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | August 2005 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 140° East (2005–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 29 transponders: 16 C-band 12 Ku-band 1 L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia, CIS |
Ekspress constellation | |
Satellite description
The satellite has a total of 29 transponders, was 16 C-band, 12 Ku-band and 1 L-band transponders. The Ekspress-AM3 Russian domestic communications satellite, built by Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (NPO PM) for Kosmicheskaya Svyaz. The communications payload was built by the French company Alcatel Space.[4]
Launch
Ekspress-AM3 was launched by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, using a Proton-K / Blok DM-2M launch vehicle. The launch took place at 19:41:00 UTC on 24 June 2005, from Site 200/39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.[2] Successfully deployed into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), Ekspress-AM3 raised itself into an operational geostationary orbit using its apogee motor.
References
- "Satellite Ekspress-AM3". SatBeams. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "EXPRESS-AM3". N2YO.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Report # 549". Jonathan's Space Report. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
На других языках
- [en] Ekspress-AM3
[ru] Экспресс АМ3
Экспресс-AM3 — российский телекоммуникационный спутник серии «Экспресс», созданный НПО ПМ совместно с французской компанией Alcatel Space, транспондеры которого направлены в основном на Сибирь и Дальний Восток.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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