And this seems to be an almost official acknowledgement of the under performance : Express-AM6 scheduled to be commissioned on 1 July 2015 (RSCC News_27/10/14)21 October 2014 saw the launch of Express-AM6, a Russian communications and broadcasting satellite. On 22 October, the satellite was accepted for control. All onboard systems are performing nominally. Express-AM6 delta insertion to the geostationary orbit and in-orbit tests are scheduled to be completed by 1 July 2015. It will take the recently launched Ekspress-AM6 seven months to become operational, almost twice the time originally expected.By comparison, the identical Ekspress-AM5 reached geostationary orbit 2. 5 months after launch. In-orbit testing lasted an additional two months.
By comparison, the identical Ekspress-AM5 reached geostationary orbit 2. 5 months after launch. In-orbit testing lasted an additional two months.
Peter B. de SeldingSES: We're proceeding w/ Astra 2G sat launch late-Nov on Proton now that we've received answers to all questions re: Proton's Oct launch.
VKO announced that they sent the Briz-M to a 41000km orbit. Let's wait for updated TLEs.