Ekspress AM7

Ekspress AM7 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ7 meaning Express AM7) is a Russian communications satellite operated by the State Company for Satellite Communications.

Ekspress AM7
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRSCC
COSPAR ID2015-012A
SATCAT no.40505
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusEurostar 3000
ManufacturerAirbus Defence and Space
Launch mass5,720 kilograms (12,610 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date18 March 2015, 22:05:00 (2015-03-18UTC22:05Z) UTC[2]
RocketProton-M/Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeosynchronous
Longitude40° East
Perigee altitude35,780 kilometres (22,230 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude35,791 kilometres (22,239 mi)[3]
Inclination0.02 degrees[3]
Period1436.06 minutes[3]
Epoch20 April 2015, 03:23:57 UTC[3]
Transponders
Band24 C band
36 Ku band
2 L band
 

Astrium, 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 kilograms (12,610 lb) 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]

Khrunichev was contracted to launch Ekspress AM7, using a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket - 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 UTC on 18 March 2015. The satellite was deployed into the planned geostationary transfer orbit.

See also

References
  1. "Express AM7". RSCC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. Bergin, Chris. "Russian Proton-M launches with Ekspress-AM7 mission". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "EXPRESS AM7 Satellite details 2015-012A NORAD 40505". N2YO. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Express AM4R and Express AM7". Airbus Defense and Space. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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