Ekspress-AM44
| Names | Экспресс-АМ44 Ekspress-AM44 Express-AM44 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-007A |
| SATCAT no. | 33595 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 10 years (planned) 16 years, 4 months and 9 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-AM44 |
| Spacecraft type | KAUR |
| Bus | MSS-2500-GSO |
| Manufacturer | NPO PM (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,560 kg (5,640 lb) |
| Dry mass | 590 kg (1,300 lb) |
| Power | 4410 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 February 2009, 00:03:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | April 2009 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 11° West (2009–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 17 transponders: 10 C-band 6 Ku-band 1 L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia |
Ekspress-AM44 (Russian: Экспресс-АМ44, meaning Express-AM44) is a Russian domestic communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia. To provide of communications services (digital television, telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, the Internet access, presidential and governmental mobile communications) and to deploy satellite networks by applying Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) technology to Russia.