Status
Success
Ekspress-AT1 & AT2
Launch Time
Sat Mar 15, 2014 23:08 UTC
Sat Mar 15, 2014 23:08 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-AT1
The Ekspress-AT 1 is a Direct-To-Home broadcasting satellite for russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payload is built by Thales Alenia Space.
Express-AT1 will generate 5.6 kilowatts of power for its 32 Ku-band transponders and operate at 56 degrees east. It will replace the Bonum 1 satellite.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,672.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Ekspress-AT2
The Ekspress-AT 2 is a Direct-To-Home broadcasting satellite for russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payload is built by Thales Alenia Space.
Express-AT2, with 3 kilowatts of power for 16 Ku-band transponders, will be operated at 36 degrees east.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,326.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
Site 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2014
10th orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
81st mission
2nd mission of 2014
73rd successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission