Communications and broadcasting satellite “Express-AM7″ put into orbit – Ferra

Ministry of Communications and Mass Media reported the successful launch of the new Russian communications and broadcasting satellite “Express-AM7.” Carrier rocket “Proton-M” with the upper stage “Breeze-M” led him to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The launch vehicle was done March 19, 2015 at 01:05 Moscow time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Held at 10:18 spacecraft separation from the upper stage. Now the “Express AM7″ came under the control of specialists for further translation into geostationary orbit. The new satellite will be placed in geostationary orbit at 40 degrees East and will provide communications services users in Russia, Europe, Africa and South Asia.

« Express -AM7 “established for extrabudgetary funds within the Russian Federal Space Program for 2006-2015. Lifetime of the device is 15 years. The spacecraft was launched under the largest in the history of Russia and the development of programs to fill the space group communications and broadcasting satellites for civilian use. The program started in December 2013, when was put into orbit a satellite “Express-AM5.” As part of this program in 2014 and the launch of spacecraft “Express-AT1″, “Express-AT2″ and spacecraft “Express-AM6.” This year is scheduled to launch two more spacecraft “Express AM8″ and “Express AMU1».

Currently, space group communications and broadcasting satellites for civil use Russia has 16 satellites.