Status
Success
Ekspress-AM8
Launch Time
Mon Sep 14, 2015 19:00 UTC
Mon Sep 14, 2015 19:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Ekspress-AM8
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,100.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2015
51st orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
92nd mission
5th mission of 2015
81st successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission