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Ekspress-AM4

Ekspress-AM4 was a Russian communications satellite placed into the wrong orbit from a faulty Briz-M rocket stage. This satellite was to be part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites owned by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC). Proposals were made to reposition the satellite to provide broadband services to…

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Satellite description

SatelliteTranspondersC-bandKu-bandL-band
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Launch

Proton-MLaunch vehicleKazakhstan
3 related topics

Deorbited

Chief financial officerReentering
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Overview

Communications satelliteOrbitBriz-MRocket stageEkspress
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Apogee altitude
20,239 km (12,576 mi)
Band
63 transponders: 30 C-band, 28 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band, 3 L-band
Bus
EADS Astrium
Contractor
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
COSPAR ID
2011-045A
Coverage area
Russia

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Satellite description

Launch

Deorbited

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Ekspress-AM4

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples55
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Ekspress-AM4

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related to Launch · 11
Ekspress-AM4 → August, Briz, Briz-M, Contact, Ekspress, GTO, It, Kazakhstan, Russian Proton-M, Telemetry, The Ekspress-AM4
related to Reuse proposals · 10
Ekspress-AM4 → Antarctic, Antarctic Broadband, Australian, December, Its, One, Polar Broadband Systems, Similarly, The, There
related to Satellite description · 6
Ekspress-AM4 → C-band, Ka-band, Ku-band, L-band, The, Though
Apogee altitude · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → 20,239 km (12,576 mi)
Band · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → 63 transponders: 30 C-band, 28 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band, 3 L-band
Bus · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → EADS Astrium
Contractor · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
COSPAR ID · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → 2011-045A
Coverage area · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → Russia
Decay date · 1
Ekspress-AM4 → 28 March 2012

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satellite orbit communications company russian proposals briz-m stage reuse broadband launch ekspress march 2012 rscc 28 deorbited placed wrong geostationary

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ekspress-AM4Apogee altitude20,239 km (12,576 mi)1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Band63 transponders: 30 C-band, 28 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band, 3 L-band1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4BusEADS Astrium1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4COSPAR ID2011-045A1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Coverage areaRussia1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Decay date28 March 20121.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4DisposalDeorbited1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Inclination51.1°1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Launch date17 August 2011, 21:25:01 UTC1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Launch mass5,775 kg (12,732 lb)1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/391.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Longitude80° East (planned)1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4ManufacturerEurostar-30001.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Mission duration15 years (planned) Failed on orbit1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Mission typeCommunications1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4NamesExpress-AM41.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Perigee altitude695 km (432 mi)1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Period6.04 hours1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Power14 kW1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4RegimeMedium Earth orbit Geostationary orbit (planned)1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4RocketProton-M / Briz-M1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4SATCAT no.377981.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4SpacecraftEkspress-AM41.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Spacecraft typeEkspress1.00infobox
Ekspress-AM4Websitehttps://eng.rscc.ru/1.00infobox

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