Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
19:00:00
Monday September 14, 2015
The Ekspress-AM 8 is a communications 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. The Express-AM8 Ekspress-1000NTB based satellite will generate 5.9 kilowatts of end-of-life power to a payload consisting of 24 C-band, 12 Ku-band and 2 L-band transponders.
Geostationary Earth Orbit
1 Payload
2,100 kilograms
Manufacturer
KhrunichevPrice
$65.00 million
Rocket
Height: 57.24m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 6,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
10,027 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 10m
Stages
4
92nd
Mission
5th
Mission of 2015
51st
Orbital launch attempt