Ekspress-AM11

Ekspress-AM11
NamesЭкспресс-АМ11
Ekspress-AM11
Express-AM11
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2004-015A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28234
Websiteeng.rscc.ru
Mission duration12 years (planned)
1.75 years (achieve)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-AM11
Spacecraft typeKAUR
BusMSS-2500-GSO[1]
ManufacturerNPO PM (bus)
Alcatel Space (payload)
Launch mass2,542 kg (5,604 lb)
Dry mass590 kg (1,300 lb)
Power6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date26 April 2004, 20:37:00 UTC[3]
RocketProton-K / DM-2M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service1 July 2004 [2]
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedApril 2006
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[4]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude96.5° East (2004–2006)
Transponders
Band30 transponders:
26 C-band
4 Ku-band
Coverage areaRussia, Southeast Asia, Australia

Ekspress-AM11 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ11, meaning Express-AM11) is a Russian communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gunter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The project for renovation of RSCC satellite constellation by 2005". RSCC. 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LaunchLog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "EXPRESS-AM11". N2YO.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference RSCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).