Express-A
ISS Reshetnev
The Express-A satellite is a communications and broadcasting spacecraft designed for geostationary orbit.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 2,600 kg
- Design life
- 7 years
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- ADCS type
- active
- EPS power
- 2540 W
- Mass
- 2600 kg
- Lifetime
- 7 years
- Orbit
- GEO
- Orbit height
- 36000 km
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-K carrier rocket and DM upper stage
- Cosmodromes
- Baikonur
- First launch date
- 12 March 2000
About
The Express-A satellite is a communications and broadcasting spacecraft developed by ISS Reshetnev. It operates in geostationary orbit at a height of 36,000 km. The satellite has an active ADCS type and an EPS power of 2540 W. With a mass of 2600 kg, it is designed for a lifetime of 7 years. The first Express-A satellite was launched on March 12, 2000, using a Proton-K carrier rocket and DM upper stage from the Baikonur cosmodrome.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.