Ekspress AM8
Ekspress AM8 (Russian: Экспресс АМ8) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2015. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian State Company for Satellite Communications.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | FGUP |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-048A |
| SATCAT no. | 40895 |
| Mission duration | 15 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000NTB |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 2,100 kilograms (4,600 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 September 2015, 19:00:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Longitude | 14° West |
| Epoch | Planned |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band 12 Ku band 2 L band |
See also
References
- Bergin, Chris (14 September 2015). "Russian Proton M successfully launches Ekspress-AM8". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
External links
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