Ekspress_AM6

Ekspress-AM6

Ekspress-AM6

Russian communications satellite

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, at 53° East. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).

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Satellite description

The satellite has 14 C-band, 44 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders.[3]

Launch

The satellite was launched on a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. 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.[3]

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Eutelsat 53A

Five transponders are leased to Eutelsat and are marketed under the name Eutelsat 53A since May 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bergin, Chris (21 October 2014). "Russian Proton-M launches Ekspress-AM6 satellite – orbit unclear". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Express-AM6". N2YO.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Ekspress-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A)". Gunter's Space Page. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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