Ekspress AM6
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | FGUP |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-064A |
| SATCAT № | 40277 |
| Mission duration | 15 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Ekspress-2000 |
| Manufacturer |
ISS Reshetnev MDA Corporation |
| Launch mass | 3,358 kilograms (7,403 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 October 2014, 15:09:32 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Longitude | 53° East |
| Perigee | 35,774 kilometres (22,229 mi)[2] |
| Apogee | 35,799 kilometres (22,244 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 0.36 degrees[2] |
| Period | 1436.1 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | 18 March 2015, 16:26:01 UTC[2] |
| Transponders | |
| Band |
14 C band 44 Ku band 12 Ka band 2 L band |
Ekspress-AM6 (Russian: Экспресс АМ6) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2014. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian State Company for Satellite Communications.
References
- ↑ Bergin, Chris (21 October 2014). "Russian Proton-M launches Ekspress-AM6 satellite – orbit unclear". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "EXPRESS-AM6 Satellite details 2014-064A NORAD 40277". N2YO. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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