Ekspress AM8
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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | FGUP |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-048A |
| SATCAT no. | 40895 |
| Mission duration | 15 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000NTB |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 2,100 kilograms (4,600 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 September 2015, 19:00:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Longitude | 14° West |
| Epoch | Planned |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band 12 Ku band 2 L band |
Ekspress AM8 (Russian: Экспресс АМ8) 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 Russian State Company for Satellite Communications.
See also
References
- ^ Bergin, Chris (14 September 2015). "Russian Proton M successfully launches Ekspress-AM8". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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