Ekspress-AM6
Launch Partial Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
15:09:32
Tuesday October 21, 2014
Mission Details
Launch Notes
The fourth and last ignition of Briz-M is shorter than expected because UDMH supply is depleted. As a consequence the satellite is placed on a quasi-geostationary orbit slightly lower than planned. The satellite will reach its operational orbit using its own engines.
Ekspress-AM6
The Ekspress-AM 6 is a communications satellites for russian domestic communication services. The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 15 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA). It consists of 14 C-band, 44 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders. Five transponders are leased to Eutelsat and are marketed under the name Eutelsat 53A since May 2015.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
3,358 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
KhrunichevPrice
$65.00 million
Rocket
Height: 58.18m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 6,900 kg
Liftoff Thrust
10,027 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 15.26m
Stages
4
Launch Site
Stats
Proton-M
85th
Mission
6th
Mission of 2014
2014
65th
Orbital launch attempt