Express-AM6 Communications Satellite Now in Service
Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2015--RSCC's Express-AM6 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and is now operational. Located at 53˚ E, one of RSCC’s key orbital slots, the Express-AM6 satellite will provide reliable coverage of Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
The addition of Express-AM6 to RSCC’s satellite constellation bring the total number of satelllites in operation to 11, including seven satellites of the Express-AM series and two DBS satellites of the Express-AT series.
"Express-AM6 has started operation according to the schedule and experts' forecasts. The Russian constellation development not only enhance the reliability of the satellite system, but also helps to protect the orbital slots," says the Head of the Russian Federal Communications Agency Oleg Dukhovnitsky.
The commissioning of the Express-AM6 satellite will cause the Express-AM22, currently operating at 53˚ E, to be subsequently transferred to the 80˚ E slot.
The Russian Express-AM6 was manufactured on the orders of RSCC by the Reshetnev ISS Company, JSC, in conjunction with the Radio Research Institute (Russia) and MDA Corporation (Canada). The Express-AM6 has been built in keeping with the Federal Target Program, “Development of TV/Radio Broadcasting in the Russian Federation in 2009-2015” in the framework of Russia’s Federal Space Program up to the year 2015. The Express-AM6 satellite is based on the Express-2000 platform and equipped with 72 transponders in the C-, Ku-, Ka- and L-bands whose total capacity exceeds 2700 MHz. The satellite active lifetime is 15 years.
The Express-AM6 is intended for TV/Radio broadcasting (including the services under the Federal Target Program, “Development of TV/Radio Broadcasting in the Russian Federation in 2009-2015”, high-speed data transmission and broadband access to information resources (in the prospective Ка-band), multimedia, telephony and mobile communications in the European Russia, Urals and Western Siberia. The Express-AM6 capacity is planned to be used for international projects to meet the requirements of domestic and international users in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
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