Ekspress-A3 (Russian: Экспрeсс-А3 meaning Express-A3), also designated Ekspress-3A, is a Russian communications satellite which is operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and EUTELSAT.[1]

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Ekspress-A3
NamesЭкспрeсс-А3
Express-A3
Ekspress-A No.3
Ekspress-3A
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) /
Eutelsat Communications
COSPAR ID2000-031A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26378
Website<br%20/>https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html eng.rscc.ru/<br%20/>https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html
Mission duration7 years (planned)
9 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-A3
Spacecraft typeKAUR
BusMSS-2500-GSO
ManufacturerNPO PM (bus)
Alcatel Space (payload)
Launch mass2,600 kg (5,700 lb)
Power2540 watts
Start of mission
Launch date24 June 2000, 00:28:00 UTC
RocketProton-K / DM-2M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered serviceAugust 2000
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedSeptember 2009
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude11° West (2000–2009)
Transponders
Band17 transponders:
12 C-band
5 Ku-band
Coverage areaEurope, Middle East, North Africa, Russia
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Satellite description

It was constructed by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (ISS Reshetnev) and Alcatel Space and is based on the MSS-2500-GSO satellite bus. It is equipped with seventeen transponders.[2]

Launch

The satellite was launched at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 on 24 June 2000, at 00:28:00 UTC. The launch was made by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, and a Proton-K / DM-2M launch vehicle was used.[3]

Mission

It is part of the Ekspress satellite constellation. Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in geostationary orbit at 11° West, from where it provides communications services to Russia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.[4]

References

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