Ekspress_A3

Ekspress-A3

Ekspress-A3

Russian communications satellite

Ekspress-A3 (Russian: Экспрeсс-А3 meaning Express-A3), also designated Ekspress-3A, is a Russian communications satellite which is operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and EUTELSAT.[1]

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Satellite description

It was constructed by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (ISS Reshetnev) and Alcatel Space and is based on the MSS-2500-GSO satellite bus. It is equipped with seventeen transponders.[2]

Launch

The satellite was launched at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 on 24 June 2000, at 00:28:00 UTC. The launch was made by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, and a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle was used.[3]

Mission

It is part of the Ekspress satellite constellation. Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in geostationary orbit at 11° West, from where it provides communications services to Russia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Issue 429". Jonathan's Space Report. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Ekspress-A1, -A2, -A3". Gunter's Space Page. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Express A3". Geostationary Satellites. Satellite News Digest. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Express A3". LyngSat. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2021.


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