Ekspress-AM6 (russian: Экспресс-АМ6 meaning ''Express-AM6'') is a Russian
communications satellite which was launched in 2014. The satellite has replaced the older
Ekspress-AM22
Ekspress-AM22 (russian: Экспресс-АМ22, meaning ''Express-AM22'') is a Russian communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia.
Eutelsat SESAT-2
The satellite has a ...
, at 53° East. Part of the
Ekspress series of
geostationary
A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit''Geostationary orbit'' and ''Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit'' are used somewhat interchangeably in sources. (GEO), is a circular geosynchronous orbit in altitude ...
communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the
Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
Satellite description
The satellite has 14
C-band, 44
Ku-band, 12
Ka-band and 2
L-band transponders.
Launch
The satellite was launched on a
Proton-M /
Briz-M launch vehicle from
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( kk, Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit=Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy, ; russian: Космодром Байконур, translit=Kosmodrom Baykonur, ) is a spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to R ...
. The Briz-M
upper stage shut down too early in the fourth burn and left the satellite in a lower than planned orbit. The satellite reached the operational geostationary orbit by using its own propulsion.
List of providers
Eutelsat 53A
Five transponders are leased to
Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French satellite operator. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it is the world's third-largest satellite operator in terms of revenues.
Eutelsat's satellit ...
and are marketed under the name Eutelsat 53A since May 2015.
See also
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Ekspress
References
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Ekspress satellites
Spacecraft launched in 2014
Satellites using the Ekspress bus
Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
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