Express-AM
ISS Reshetnev
The Express-AM satellite is a geostationary communication and broadcasting spacecraft developed by ISS Reshetnev, designed for a 12-year operational lifetime.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 2,579 kg
- Design life
- 12 years
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As published by the supplier
- ADCS type
- active
- EPS power
- 6350 W
- Mass
- 2579 kg
- Lifetime
- 12 years
- Orbit
- GEO
- Orbit height
- 36000 km
- Launch vehicle
- Proton-M carrier rocket and Briz-M upper stage
- Cosmodromes
- Baikonur
- First launch date
- 29 December 2003
About
The Express-AM satellite is a communication and broadcasting spacecraft developed by ISS Reshetnev. It operates in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) at an orbit height of 36000 km. The satellite has an active attitude determination and control system (ADCS) and an electrical power system (EPS) providing 6350 W. With a mass of 2579 kg, the Express-AM is designed for a lifetime of 12 years. It was launched on December 29, 2003, using a Proton-M carrier rocket and Briz-M upper stage from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This satellite is part of a broader category of communication and broadcasting spacecraft developed by the company.
Documentation
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