Express-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A) is a Russian communications satellite of the Express series designed to operate in geostationary orbit as part of the satellite constellation of FSUE Cosmicheskaya Svyaz (RSCC).
Name of Satellite | Express-AM6 (Eutelsat 53A) |
Purpose | Communications |
Contractor | ISS Reshetnev |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 3 358 |
Class of Orbit | GEO |
Perigee (km) | 34 094 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 15 |
Date of Launch | 21.10.2014 |
Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
COSPAR Number | 2014-064A |
NORAD Number | 40277 |
The Express-AM6 was constructed in Reshetnev ISS on the basis of the Express-1000H platform, according to order of the Russian satellite communications operator FSUE Cosmicheskaya Svyaz, which used to restore its orbital constellation. Discounting the payload is made by Thales Alenia Space.