| Names | Экспрeсс-А3 Express-A3 Ekspress-A No.3 Ekspress-3A |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) / Eutelsat Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-031A |
| SATCATno. | 26378 |
| Website | <br%20/>https://www.eutelsat.com/en/home.html eng |
| Mission duration | 7 years (planned) 9 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-A3 |
| Spacecraft type | KAUR |
| Bus | MSS-2500-GSO |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM (bus) Alcatel Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,600 kg (5,700 lb) |
| Power | 2540watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 June 2000, 00:28:00UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K /DM-2M |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | August 2000 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | September 2009 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 11° West (2000–2009) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 17transponders: 12C-band 5Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Russia |
Ekspress-A3 (Russian:Экспрeсс-А3 meaning Express-A3), also designatedEkspress-3A, is a Russiancommunications satellite which is operated byRussian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) andEUTELSAT.[1]
It was constructed byNPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (ISS Reshetnev) andAlcatel Space and is based on theMSS-2500-GSOsatellite bus. It is equipped with seventeentransponders.[2]
The satellite was launched atBaikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 on 24 June 2000, at 00:28:00UTC. The launch was made byKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, and aProton-K /DM-2Mlaunch vehicle was used.[3]
It is part of theEkspress satellite constellation. Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed ingeostationary orbit at 11° West, from where it provides communications services to Russia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.[4]
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