Ekspress-A2

Ekspress A2

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Kosmicheskiya Svyaz
COSPAR ID	2000-013A
SATCAT no.	26098
Mission duration	7 years (Extended)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	MSS-2500-GSO
Manufacturer	NPO-PM Alcatel Space
Launch mass	2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	12 March 2000 (2000-03-12)
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2M
Launch site	Baikonur Cosmodrome 200/39
Contractor	Khrunichev
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	103° East

Ekspress A2 (Template:Lang-ru meaning Express), also designated Ekspress 6A and sometimes erroneously called Ekspress 2A, is a Russian communications satellite which is operated by Kosmicheskiya Svyaz. It was constructed by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki and Alcatel Space and is based on the MSS-2500-GSO satellite bus. Launch occurred on 12 March 2000, at 04:07 GMT. The launch was contracted by Khrunichev, and used a Proton-K/DM-2M carrier rocket flying from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

It is part of the Ekspress network of satellites.

Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed in geosynchronous orbit at 103° East, from where it provides communications services to Russia. It is equipped with seventeen transponders.

In 2015 the satellite was retired and moved to a graveyard orbit above the geostationary orbit.

References

• Krebs, Gunter. "Ekspress-A 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
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• McDowell, Jonathan (2000-03-28). "Issue 422". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
• "Express 2A". Geostationary Satellites. Sat-ND. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-02.