Ekspress_AM7

Ekspress-AM7

Ekspress-AM7

Russian communications satellite

Ekspress-AM7 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ7 meaning Express-AM7) is a Russian communications satellite operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).

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Satellite description

EADS Astrium, was contracted in March 2012, which had become part of Airbus Defence and Space by the time of the satellite's launch, constructed Ekspress-AM7, which was based on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus.[4] The satellite has a mass of 5,720 kg (12,610 lb), provides 18 kilowatts to its payload, and a planned operational lifespan of 15 years. The satellite carried 62 transponders: 24 operating in the C-band of the electromagnetic spectrum, 36 in the Ku-band and 2 in the L-band.[1] It is a replacemt for Ekspress-AM1.[5]

Launch

Khrunichev was contracted to launch Ekspress-AM7, using a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle - the same configuration that had failed to deploy the similar Ekspress-AM4 and Ekspress-AM4R. The launch took place from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, at 22:05:00 UTC on 18 March 2015. The satellite was deployed into the planned geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Express AM7". Russian Satellite Communications Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    Bergin, Chris. "Russian Proton-M launches with Ekspress-AM7 mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    "EXPRESS AM7". N2YO.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Express-AM4R and Express-AM7". Airbus Defense and Space. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Ekspress-AM1". Gunter' Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Ekspress-AM7". Gunter' Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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