Ekspress AT1
Ekspress AT1 (Russian: Экспресс АT1) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in March 2014. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian State Company for Satellite Communications. It is based on the Ekspress-1000N satellite bus manufactured by JSC Information Satellite Systems. Its mass at launch is 1672 kg, and the power allocated to the payload is about 5600 watts. The satellite carries 32 Ku-band transponders, providing satellite TV to western and central Russia, as well as western and central Siberia, and almost all of Kazakhstan. The planned service life of the satellite is at least 15 years.[2][3] It was launched in the framework of Russian Federal Space Program for 2006-2015, approved by the Government Decree No. 635 signed on 22 October 2005 by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | FGUP |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-010A |
| SATCAT no. | 39612 |
| Mission duration | 15 years planned |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000H |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev |
| Launch mass | 1,672 kilograms (3,686 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 March 2014, 23:08 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Perigee altitude | 35,792 kilometres (22,240 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,793 kilometres (22,241 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 0.04 degrees[1] |
| Period | 1436.09 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 03:33:14 UTC[1] |
References
- "EXPRESS AT-1 Satellite details 2014-010A NORAD 39612". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- Chris Bergin (15 March 2014). "Proton-M successfully lofts Express-AT satellite duo". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ""Триколор ТВ" в ожидании апреля". comnews.ru. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.