Ekspress-AM8
NamesЭкспресс-АМ8
Express-AM8
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRSCC Space Communications (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2015-048A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40895
Websiteeng.rscc.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned)
8 years, 5 months and 9 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-AM8
Spacecraft typeEkspress
BusEkspress-1000H
ManufacturerISS Reshetnev (bus)
Thales Alenia Space (payload)
Launch mass2,100 kg (4,600 lb)
Dry mass661 kg (1,457 lb)
Power5.880 kW
Start of mission
Launch date14 September 2015,
19:00:00 UTC[2]
RocketProton-M / Blok DM-03
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 81/24
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service1 December 2015 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude14° West (2015–present)
Transponders
Band38 transponders:
24 C-band
12 Ku-band
2 L-band
Coverage areaRussia, CIS
 

Ekspress-AM8 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ8 meaning Express-AM8) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2015. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the RSCC Space Communications.

Satellite description

Thales Alenia Space, constructed Ekspress-AM8 payload, and ISS Reshetnev constructed the satellite bus which was based on the Ekspress-1000NTB. The satellite has a mass of 2,100 kg (4,600 lb), provides 5.9 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, 12 in the Ku-band and 2 in the L-band.[1]

Mission

The satellite is designed to provide TV and radio broadcasting services, data transmission, multimedia services, telephony, and mobile communications.[1]

Launch

Ekspress-AM8 was originally to be launched in 2012 or 2013 into RSCC's 14° West longitude, but was delayed to 2015. It used a Proton-M / Blok DM-03 launch vehicle to be inserted directly into geostationary orbit.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Express-AM8". RSCC Space Communications. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ Bergin, Chris (14 September 2015). "Russian Proton M successfully launches Ekspress-AM8". NASASpaceFliught.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ekspress-AM8". Gunter's Space Page. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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