Ekspress-103
| Names | Экспресс-103 Express-103 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | RSCC Space Communications(RSCC) |
| COSPAR ID | 2020-053A |
| SATCATno. | 45985 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 3 years, 11 months and 12 days(in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-103 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000H |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev(bus) Thales Alenia Space(payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,050 kg (4,520 lb) |
| Dry mass | 512 kg (1,129 lb) |
| Power | 6.300kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 July 2020, 21:25:19UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 25 March 2021[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 96.5° East (2020–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 37transponders: 16C-band 20Ku-band 1L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia, Southeast Asia |
Ekspress-103(Russian:Экспресс-103meaningExpress-103) is a Russiancommunications satellitewhich was launched in 2020. Part of theEkspressseries ofgeostationarycommunications satellites, it is owned and operated by theRSCC Space Communications.
Description[edit]
Thales Alenia Space,constructed Ekspress-103 payload, andISS Reshetnevconstructed thesatellite buswhich was based on theEkspress-1000N.The satellite has a mass of 2,050 kg (4,520 lb), provides 6.3 kilowatts to its payload, and a planned operational lifespan of 15 years. The satellite carried 37transponders:16 operating in theC-bandof the electromagnetic spectrum, 20 in theKu-bandand 1 in theL-band.[3]
The satellite is designed to provideTVandradio broadcastingservices,data transmission,multimediaservices,telephony,andmobile communications.[3]
Ekspress-103 was originally to be launched in 2018, but was delayed to 2020. It used aProton-M/Briz-Mlaunch vehicleto be placed in asupersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit(16,581 km x 5,4811 km x 0.64°) as wasEkspress-80(16,593 km x 54,812 km x 0.62°).[4]
The Ekspress-103 satellite entered in service at orbital position 96.5° East on 25 March 2021, where it replacedEkspress-AM33.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021.Retrieved24 April2021.
- ^ab"Express-103 (96.5°E)".RSCC Space Communications.Retrieved24 April2021.
- ^"Ekspress-103".Gunter's Space Page. 9 January 2021.Retrieved24 April2021.