Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Express-AM3 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
103 |
Perigee (km) |
35777 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000213492741246798 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.09 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2600 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
4200 |
Date of Launch |
24-06-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
NPO-PM/Alcatel |
Country of Contractor |
Russia/France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2005-023A |
NORAD Number |
28707 |
Comments |
16 C-band, 12 Ku-band; 1 L-band; video and radio transmissions to all of Russia. |