List of Ekspress satellites

Ekspress (Russian: Экспресс, literally Express) is a communication and broadcasting system developed and operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC). It is the largest network of Russia and its slots cover an arc in geostationary orbit from 14.0° West to 145.0° 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]

This article is about the satellite constellation. For the satellite bus, see Ekspress (satellite bus).

Main article: Ekspress

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 suppliers 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)			1994-10-13	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)	Retired	[5][3][4]
Ekspress-2 Ekspress-6 (No.12)	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)			1996-09-26	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)	Retired	[5][3][4]
Ekspress-A1 Ekspress-6A (No.1)	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)	Alcatel Space		1999-10-27	Proton-K/Blok DM-2		Failure	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)	Lost on launch	[6][3][4]
Ekspress-A2 Ekspress-6A (No.2)	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)	Alcatel Space		2000-03-12	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)	Retired	[6][3][4][7]
Ekspress-A3 Ekspress-3A (No.3)	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)	Alcatel Space		2000-06-23	Proton-K/Blok DM-2		Success	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)	Retired	[6][3][4][8]
Ekspress-A4 Ekspress-A1R (No.4)	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-740)	Alcatel Space		2002-06-10	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)	Operational 145.0° E	[6][3][4][9]
Ekspress AM22 SESAT 2	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	Alcatel Space		2003-12-28	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,542 kilograms (5,604 lb)	Operational 80.0° East	[10][3][4]
Ekspress AM11	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	Alcatel Space		2004-04-26	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,542 kilograms (5,604 lb)	Retired on 28 March 2006	Debris punctured the pressure vessel on 28 March 2006, put on a graveyard orbit.[11][3][4]
Ekspress AM1	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	NEC		2004-10-29	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M	GEO	Success	2,542 kilograms (5,604 lb)	Decommissioned on 10 August 2013	[12][3][4]
Ekspress AM2	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	Alcatel Space		2005-03-29	Proton-K/Blok DM-2M		Success	2,542 kilograms (5,604 lb)	Operational 80°E	[13][3][4]
Ekspress AM3	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	Alcatel Space		2005-06-24	Proton-K/Blok DM-2		Success	2,542 kilograms (5,604 lb)	Operational 103°E	[13][3][4]
Ekspress AM33	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	Alcatel Space		2008-01-28	Proton-M/Briz-M		Success	2,560 kg (5,640 lb)	Operational 96.5°E	[14][3][4]
Ekspress AM44	MSS-2500-GSO (MSS-767)	Alcatel Space		2009-02-11	Proton-M/Briz-M	GTO	Success	2,560 kg (5,640 lb)	Operational 11°W	Launched with Ekspress MD1.[14][3][4]
Ekspress MD1	Yakhta	Thales Alenia Space		2009-02-11	Proton-M/Briz-M	GTO	Success	1,140 kilograms (2,510 lb)	Failed 4 July 2013	Launched with Ekspress AM44. Satellite experienced technical failure on 4 July 2013.[15][16][17]
Ekspress AM4	Eurostar 3000			2011-08-17	Proton-M/Briz-M	GTO	Partial failure	5,775 kg (12,732 lb)	Deorbited in March 2012	Stranded in useless orbit. Deorbited in March 2012.[18][3][4]
Ekspress MD2	Yakhta	Thales Alenia Space		2012-08-06	Proton-M/Briz-M	GEO	Partial failure	1,140 kg (2,510 lb)	Lost on launch	Launched with Telkom 3. Stranded in useless orbit.[15][16]
Ekspress AM5	Ekspress-2000	MDA		2013-12-26	Proton-M/Briz-M	GEO	Success	3,358 kg (7,403 lb)	Operational 140°E	[19][3][4]
Ekspress AT1	Ekspress-1000H	Thales Alenia Space		2014-03-15	Proton-M / Briz-M	GEO	Success	1,726 kilograms (3,805 lb)	Operational 56.0° East	Launched with Ekspress AT2.[20][21][3][4]
Ekspress AT2	Ekspress-1000K	Thales Alenia Space		2014-03-15	Proton-M / Briz-M	GEO	Success	1,427 kilograms (3,146 lb)	Operational 140.0° East	Launched with Ekspress AT1.[22][23][3][4]
Ekspress AM4R	Eurostar 3000			2014-05-15	Proton-M/Briz-M	GTO	Failure	5,775 kg (12,732 lb)	Lost on launch	[13][3][4]
Ekspress AM6	Ekspress-2000	MDA		2014-10-21	Proton-M / Briz-M	GEO	Partial success	3,358 kilograms (7,403 lb)	Operational 53.0° E	Left in lower than intended orbit. Company claimed success.[24][3][4]
Ekspress AM7	Eurostar 3000			2015-03-18	Proton-M / Briz-M	GTO	Success	5,720 kilograms (12,610 lb)	Operational 40.0° E	[25][3][4]
Ekspress AM8	Ekspress-1000HTB	Thales Alenia Space		2015-09-14	Proton-M / Blok DM-03	GEO	Success	2,100 kilograms (4,600 lb)	Operational 14.0° W	[26][3][4][27]
Ekspress-AMU1	Eurostar 3000	Airbus Defence and Space		2015-12-24	Proton-M / Briz-M	GEO	Success	5,700 kilograms (12,600 lb)	Operational 36.0° E	[28][29][3][4][30]
Ekspress 80	Ekspress-1000H	Thales Alenia Space	2016	2020-07-30	Proton-M / Briz-M	GEO	Success	N/A	80.0° East	[31]
Ekspress 103	Ekspress-1000H	Thales Alenia Space	2016	2020-07-30	Proton-M / Briz-M	GEO	Success	N/A	96.5° East	[32]
Ekspress-AMU2				Planned: 2021			Planned
Ekspress-AMU3				Planned: 2021			Planned
Ekspress-AMU4				Planned: 2021			Planned
Ekspress-MD3				Planned: 2021			Planned

See also

• Telecommunications in Russia
• Russian Satellite Communications Company – Satellite communication company of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation and owner of the Ekspress satellite series.
• Gazprom Space Systems – Satellite communication division of the Russian oil giant Gazprom and owner of the Yamal system and the only other Russian satellite operator.
• Yamal (satellite constellation) – The only other Russian civilian communications satellite constellation.

References

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

External links

• Russian Satellite Communications Company