| Names | Экспресс-АМ7 Express-AM7 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | RSCC |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-012A |
| SATCAT no. | 40505 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 9 years, 6 months and 16 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-AM7 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 5,720 kg (12,610 lb) [1] |
| Dry mass | 1,439 kg (3,172 lb) |
| Power | 18 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 March 2015, 22:05:00 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | April 2015 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 40° East (2015–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 62 transponders: 24 C-band 36 Ku-band 2 L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia, CIS |
Ekspress-AM7 (‹See Tfd›Russian: Экспресс-АМ7 meaning Express-AM7) is a Russian communications satellite operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
- ^ "Express AM7". Russian Satellite Communications Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ Bergin, Chris. "Russian Proton-M launches with Ekspress-AM7 mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "EXPRESS AM7". N2YO.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.