| Ekspress-AM6 | |
| Names List: | Экспресс-АМ6 Express-AM6 Eutelsat 53A |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) |
| Cospar Id: | 2014-064A |
| Satcat: | 40277 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) (in progress) |
| Spacecraft: | Ekspress-AM6 |
| Spacecraft Type: | Ekspress |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Ekspress-2000 |
| Manufacturer: | ISS Reshetnev (bus) MDA Corporation (payload) |
| Power: | 14 kW |
| Launch Date: | 21 October 2014, 15:09:32 UTC[1] |
| Launch Rocket: | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
| Launch Contractor: | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered Service: | May 2015 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 53° East (2014–present) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 72 transponders: 14 C-band 44 Ku-band 12 Ka-band 2 L-band |
| Trans Coverage: | Europe, Middle East, Russia, CIS |
| Insignia Size: | 200px |
| Programme: | Ekspress constellation |
| Previous Mission: | Ekspress-AM4R |
| Next Mission: | Ekspress-AM7 |
Ekspress-AM6 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ6 meaning Express-AM6) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2014. The satellite has replaced the older Ekspress-AM22, at 53° East. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
The satellite has 14 C-band, 44 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders.
The satellite was launched on a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Briz-M upper stage shut down too early in the fourth burn and left the satellite in a lower than planned orbit. The satellite reached the operational geostationary orbit by using its own propulsion.
| Company | Market | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) | Russia and CIS | https://www.rscc.ru | |
| Wide Network Solutions (WNS) | Europe and Middle East | https://www.widenetworks.net |
Five transponders are leased to Eutelsat and are marketed under the name Eutelsat 53A since May 2015.[3]