Ekspress-80

Ekspress-80
NamesЭкспресс-80
Express-80
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRSCC Space Communications (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2020-053B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.45986
Websiteeng.rscc.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned)
4 years, 2 months and 27 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-80
Spacecraft typeEkspress
BusEkspress-1000H
ManufacturerISS Reshetnev (bus)
Thales Alenia Space (payload)
Launch mass1,947 kg (4,292 lb)
Dry mass471 kg (1,038 lb)
Power6.300 kW
Start of mission
Launch date30 July 2020, 21:25:19 UTC[2]
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service15 Mars 2021 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude80° East (2020–present)
Transponders
Band38 transponders:
16 C-band
20 Ku-band
2 L-band
Coverage areaRussia, CIS

Ekspress-80 (Russian: Экспресс-80 meaning Express-80) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2020. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the RSCC Space Communications.

Satellite description

Thales Alenia Space, constructed Ekspress-80 payload, and ISS Reshetnev constructed the satellite bus which was based on the Ekspress-1000N. The satellite has a mass of 1,947 kg (4,292 lb), provides 6.3 kilowatts to its payload, and a planned operational lifespan of 15 years. The satellite carried 38 transponders: 16 operating in the C-band of the electromagnetic spectrum, 20 in the Ku-band and 2 in the L-band.[3]

Mission

The satellite is designed to provide TV and radio broadcasting services, data transmission, multimedia services, telephony, and mobile communications.[3]

Launch

Ekspress-80 was originally to be launched in 2018, but was delayed to 2020. It used a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle to be placed in a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit (16,593 km x 54,812 km x 0.62°), as was Ekspress-103 (16,581 km x 5,4811 km x 0.64°).[4]

Mission

Roscosmos announced on 9 September 2020, that the Ekspress-80 satellite was damaged during its transfer to geostationary orbit, probably by space debris. However, the continuation of the transfer operations was not threatened. The satellite entered in service at orbital position 80° East on 15 March 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Proton-M - 30 juillet 2020". Kosmonavtika. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ Bergin, Chris (14 September 2015). "Russian Proton M successfully launches Ekspress-AM8". NASASpaceFliught.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Express-80 (80°E)". RSCC Space Communications. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ekspress-80". Gunter's Space Page. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.