List of Ekspress satellites

Ekspress (Russian: Экспресс, literally Express) is a communication and broadcasting system developed and operated by RSCC. It is the largest network of Russia and its slots covers an arc in geostationary orbit from 14° West to 145° East. This allows it to cover the whole territory of Russia, the CIS, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific region, North and South America, and Australia. [1] The only other Russian civilian satellite operator is Gazprom Space Systems with its Yamal constellation.[2]

Ekspress Satellite Series

While the Ekspress constellation started with a single model, during the years it has used many supplier and many models.[3][4]

Satellite Bus Payload Order Launch Launch Vehicle Intended Orbit Launch Result Launch Weight Status Remarks
Ekspress-1
Ekspress-2 (No. 11)		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)1994-10-13Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,500 kg (5,500 lb)Retired[5][3][4]
Ekspress-2
Ekspress-6 (No. 12)		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)1996-09-26Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,500 kg (5,500 lb)Retired[5][3][4]
Ekspress-A1
Ekspress-6A (No. 1)		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)Alcatel Space1999-10-27Proton-K/Blok DM-2Failure2,500 kg (5,500 lb)Lost on launch[6][3][4]
Ekspress-A2
Ekspress-6A (No. 2)		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)Alcatel Space2000-03-12Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,500 kg (5,500 lb)Retired[6][3][4][7]
Ekspress-A3
Ekspress-3A (No. 3)		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)Alcatel Space2000-06-23Proton-K/Blok DM-2Success2,500 kg (5,500 lb)Retired[6][3][4][8]
Ekspress-A4
Ekspress-A1R (No. 4)		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)Alcatel Space2002-06-10Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,500 kg (5,500 lb)Operational 145°E[6][3][4][9]
Ekspress AM22
SESAT 2		MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)Alcatel Space2003-12-28Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,542 kg (5,604 lb)Operational 80°E[10][3][4]
Ekspress AM11MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)Alcatel Space2004-04-26Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,542 kg (5,604 lb)Retired on March 28, 2006Debris punctured the pressure vessel on March 28, 2006, put on a graveyard orbit.[11][3][4]
Ekspress AM1MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)NEC2004-10-29Proton-K/Blok DM-2MGEOSuccess2,542 kg (5,604 lb)Decommissioned on August 10, 2013[12][3][4]
Ekspress AM2MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)Alcatel Space2005-03-29Proton-K/Blok DM-2MSuccess2,542 kg (5,604 lb)Operational 80°E[13][3][4]
Ekspress AM3MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)Alcatel Space2005-06-24Proton-K/Blok DM-2Success2,542 kg (5,604 lb)Operational 103°E[13][3][4]
Ekspress AM33MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)Alcatel Space2008-01-28Proton-M/Briz-MSuccess2,560 kg (5,640 lb)Operational 96.5°E[14][3][4]
Ekspress AM44MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)Alcatel Space2009-02-11Proton-M/Briz-MGTOSuccess2,560 kg (5,640 lb)Operational 11°WLaunched along Ekspress MD1.[14][3][4]
Ekspress MD1YakhtaThales Alenia Space2009-02-11Proton-M/Briz-MGTOSuccess1,140 kg (2,510 lb)Failed July 4, 2013Launched along Ekspress AM44.Satellite experience technical failure on Jul 4, 2013.[15][16][17]
Ekspress AM4Eurostar 30002011-08-17Proton-M/Briz-MGTOPartial failure5,775 kg (12,732 lb)Deorbited in March 2012Stranded in useless orbit. Deorbited in March 2012.[18][3][4]
Ekspress MD2YakhtaThales Alenia Space2012-08-06Proton-M/Briz-MGEOPartial failure1,140 kg (2,510 lb)Lost on launchLaunched along Telkom 3. Stranded in useless orbit.[15][16]
Ekspress AM5Ekspress-2000MDA2013-12-26Proton-M/Briz-MGEOSuccess3,358 kg (7,403 lb)Operational 140°E[19][3][4]
Ekspress-AT1Ekspress-1000HThales Alenia Space2014-03-15Proton-M/Briz-MGEOSuccess1,726 kg (3,805 lb)Operational 56°ELaunched along Ekspress-AT2. [20][21][3][4]
Ekspress-AT2Ekspress-1000KThales Alenia Space2014-03-15Proton-M/Briz-MGEOSuccess1,427 kg (3,146 lb)Operational 140°ELaunched along Ekspress-AT1. [22][23][3][4]
Ekspress AM4REurostar 30002014-05-15Proton-M/Briz-MGTOFailure5,775 kg (12,732 lb)Lost on launch[13][3][4]
Ekspress AM6Ekspress-2000MDA2014-10-21Proton-M/Briz-MGEOPartial Success3,358 kg (7,403 lb)Operational 53°ELeft in lower than intended orbit. Company claimed success.[24][3][4]
Ekspress AM7Eurostar 30002015-03-18Proton-M/Briz-MGTOSuccess5,720 kg (12,610 lb)Operational 40°E[25][3][4]
Ekspress AM8Ekspress-1000HTBThales Alenia Space2015-09-14Proton-M/Blok DM-03GEOSuccess2,100 kg (4,600 lb)Operational 14°W[26][3][4][27]
Ekspress-AMU1Eurostar 3000Airbus Defence and Space2015-12-24Proton-M/Briz-MGTOSuccess5,700 kg (12,600 lb)Operational 36°E[28][29][3][4][30]
Ekspress-AMU2Planned: 2016Planned
Ekspress-AMU4Planned: 2017Planned
Ekspress-MD3Planned: 2017Planned
Ekspress 80Ekspress-1000HThales Alenia Space2016Planned: 2018Proton-M/Briz-MGEOPlanned: 2018N/A[31]
Ekspress-AMU3Planned: 2018Planned
Ekspress 103Ekspress-1000HThales Alenia Space2016Planned: 2018Proton-M/Briz-MGEOPlanned: 2018N/A[32]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "About". RSCC. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  2. ↑ "About Company". Gazprom. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pillet, Nicolas. "Ekspress Liste des satellites" [List of Ekspress satellites]. Kosmonavtika (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Zak, Anatoly (March 16, 2014). "Ekspress communication satellite 11F639". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  5. 1 2 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress 1, 2 (11F639)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-A 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Ekspress A2". Satbeams. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ekspress A3". Satbeams. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ekspress A4". Satbeams. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 22 / SESAT 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  11. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 11". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  12. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  13. 1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  14. 1 2 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 33, 44". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  15. 1 2 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-MD 1, 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  16. 1 2 Zak, Anatoly (March 16, 2014). "Ekspress MD communication satellite". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  17. ↑ "Ekspress MD1". Satbeams. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  18. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 4, 4R". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  19. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  20. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AT 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  21. ↑ "Express-АТ1 (56° E)". RSCC. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  22. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AT 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  23. ↑ "Express-АТ2 (140° E)". RSCC. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  24. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 6 (Eutelsat 53A)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  25. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 7". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  26. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AM 8". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  27. ↑ "Digital TV Europe: Russia's Express-AM8 now operational". RSCC. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  28. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "Ekspress-AMU 1 / Eutelsat 36C". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  29. ↑ "Express-AMU1". RSCC. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  30. ↑ "RSCC begins communications and broadcasting services using the new Russian Express-AMU1 satellite (36E)". RSCC. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  31. ↑ Kribs, Gunter Dirk (April 17, 2016). "Ekspress 80". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  32. ↑ Kribs, Gunter Dirk (April 17, 2016). "Ekspress 103". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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