Ekspress-AM 8 [ISS Reshetnev]
Official name EXPRESS AM-8
Alternative name Ekspress-AM 8
Cospar ID 2015-048A
Norad ID 40895
Launch date 2015-09-14
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Blok-DM-03
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Communication
Operator RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz)
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.1
Inclination (deg) 0.01
Perigee (km) 35786
Apogee (km) 35787
Eccentricity 1.39717491232727E-05
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00271568832254
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.635
Raan (deg) 285.4598
Arg of perigee (deg) 136.4374
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 2100
Height (m) 4
Width (m) 2
Depth (m) 2
Span (m^2) 15
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors ISS Reshetnev (Bus), Thales Alenia Space (TAS) (Payload)
Equipment 24 C-band, 12 Ku-band, 2 L-band transponders
Configuration Ekspress-1000NTB
Power 2 deployable solar arrays 5.9 kW (EoL), batteries

The Ekspress-AM 8 is a communications satellite for Russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft itself is built by Russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payload is built by Thales Alenia Space.

The Express-AM8 Ekspress-1000NTB based satellite will generate 5.9 kilowatts of end-of-life power to a payload consisting of 24 C-band, 12 Ku-band and 2 L-band transponders.

Ekspress-AM8 was originally to be launched in 2012 or 2013 into RSCC?s 14 degrees west orbital slot, but was delayed to 2015. It used a Proton-M Blok-DM-03 launch vehicle to be inserted directly into geostationary orbit.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
EXPRESS AM-8 2015-048A 2015-09-14 TTMTR Proton-M Blok-DM-03