Ekspress-AM7

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

Ekspress-AM7
NamesЭкспресс-АМ7
Express-AM7
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRSCC
COSPAR ID2015-012A
SATCAT no.40505
Websiteeng.rscc.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned)
8 years, 7 months and 7 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-AM7
Spacecraft typeEkspress
BusEurostar-3000
ManufacturerEADS Astrium
Launch mass5,720 kg (12,610 lb) [1]
Dry mass1,439 kg (3,172 lb)
Power18 kW
Start of mission
Launch date18 March 2015, 22:05:00 UTC[2]
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceApril 2015
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude40° East (2015–present)
Transponders
Band62 transponders:
24 C-band
36 Ku-band
2 L-band
Coverage areaRussia, CIS
 

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