Express AM6 at 53° E
also known as Ekspress AM6, EAM6, Eutelsat 53A, E53A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 53° EChannel line-up at 53° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 40277
- COSPAR number
- 2014-064A
- Operator
- Russian Satellite Communications Company
- Manufacturer
- ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
- Model
- Express-2000
- Launch
- 21 Oct 2014 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 3400 kg
- Dry mass
- 1100 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3850 RHCP, 3850.5 LHCP, 11199.5 RHCP, 18565 RHCP, 19690 LHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Fixed Zone 1 beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Fixed Zone 2 beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Global beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Fixed Zone 1 beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Fixed Zone 2 (Europe) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable 1 beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Steerable 2 beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 01 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 02 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 03 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 04 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 05 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 06 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 07 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 08 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 09 beam (Ka band) View footprint
- Ka-band Spot 10 beam (Ka band) View footprint
About Express AM6
30 C-band, 40 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band, 2 L-band transponders. The satellite experienced technical issue in March 2020 and therefore Ka-band capacity was switched off as of March 25th 2020.