Author Topic: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – 21st October 2014, 1509UTC  (Read 56657 times)

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Payload: Ekspress-AM6
Rocket: Proton-M 8К82КМ with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Upper stage: Briz-M 14С43 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Fairing: 14С75.15 with improved energy-mass characteristics (phase 3)
Launch site: Baikonur 8П882К (ПУ № 24)


State Centre for Space Research and Production, in the name of M.V. Khrunichev
Государственный космический научно-производственный центр имени М.В. Хруничева

Proton-M

 - Launch vehicle manufactured in 2011; with the delay to this launch was instead used to launch Intelsat-23.
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Briz-M

Fairing 14С75

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Изготовление и поставка головного обтекателя 14С75.15 для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ6» (14С75-0000-0ТУ)
138 986 200 Russian ruble
Order placed: 25th March 2011
Contractual period: March 2011 to December 2011
Delivery: November 2011
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Launch vehicle support

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Проведение работ по адаптации КРК «Протон-М» и КРБ «Бриз-М» для обеспечения запусков космических аппаратов «Экспресс-АМ5» и «Экспресс-АМ6»
115 000 000 Russian ruble
 - for both Ekspress-AM5 and Ekspress-AM6
Order placed: 15th November 2012
Contractual period: up to 25th November 2013
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Proton-M and 14С75 delivery to launch site

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Подготовка к транспортировке, транспортировка РН «Протон-М» с ГО 14С75.15 для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ6» и возврат порожнего транспорта
27 122 100 Russian ruble
Order placed: 30th January 2014
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2014
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Briz-M delivery to launch site

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Авиаперевозка РБ «Бриз-М» и транспортно-экспедиторские работы по отправке разгонного блока «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АМ6»
17 102 000 Russian ruble
Order placed: 30th January 2014
Contractual period: up to 25th December 2014
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Centre for Operation of Land-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI)
Центр эксплуатации объектов наземной космической инфраструктуры (ЦЭНКИ)

Launch campaign

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Подготовка и запуск РН «Протон-М» и РБ «Бриз-М» с КА «Экспресс-АМ6». Проведение послепусковых работ.
737 000 000 Russian ruble
Order placed: 24th December 2013
Contractual period: December 2014
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Ingosstrakh
Ингосстрах

Insurance

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Открытый конкурс по выбору страховой организации на страхование запуска и эксплуатации на орбите космического аппарата «Экспресс-АМ6»
835 521 777 Russian ruble
Order placed: 5th September 2011
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Joint Stock Company «Information Satellite Systems» in the name of Academician M.F. Reshetnev
Открытое акционерное общество «Информационные спутниковые системы» имени академика М.Ф. Решетнёва

Ekspress-AM6

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Проектирование, разработка и изготовление космических аппаратов «Экспресс-АМ5» и «Экспресс-АМ6»
11 879 900 000 Russian ruble
 - for both Ekspress-AM5 and Ekspress-AM6
Order placed: 29th April 2009
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Mass: 3,360 kilogrammes
Platform: Express-2000
Service life: 15 years
Transponders: 14 C-band, 44 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band, 2 L-band
Propellants: xenon 284 kilogrammes, hydrazine 75 kilogrammes
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Re: Ekspress-AM6 – Proton-M/Briz-M
« Reply #1 on: 12/27/2013 03:28 pm »
Briz-M delivery to launch site

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Транспортировка трех РБ «Бриз-М» для запуска КА «Экспресс-АТ1, -АТ2», «Экспресс-АМ4R» и «Экспресс-АМ6»
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/common_info/show?notificationId=8208119

Proton-M and 14С75 delivery to launch site

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Транспортировка четырех РН «Протон-М» с ГО для запуска КА «Экспресс-АТ1, -АТ2», «Экспресс-АМ4R», «Экспресс-АМ6» и «Луч-5В»
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/orders/info/common_info/show?notificationId=8208871

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Re: Ekspress-AM6 – Proton-M/Briz-M – July 2014
« Reply #2 on: 03/12/2014 01:04 pm »
Launch campaign

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Подготовка и запуск РН «Протон-М» и РБ «Бриз-М» с КА «Экспресс-АМ6». Проведение послепусковых работ.
http://www.zakupki.gov.ru/pgz/public/action/contracts/info/common_info/show?contractInfoId=12975039

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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – July 2014
« Reply #3 on: 04/23/2014 08:04 pm »
Launch dates for the next four Protons
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/proton_2014.html#04
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April 23 UPDATE: April manifest status
By the end of April, four Proton missions had solid launch dates set for the second quarter of 2014:
Launch date Payload Customer
1 April 28, 08:25 Moscow Time KazSat-3/Luch-5V Kazakhstan/Roskosmos
2 May 16, 01:42 Moscow Time Ekspress-AM4R RSCC
3 June 5 Olymp (Luch) Russian Ministry of Defense
4 July 4 Ekspress-AM6 RSCC
 

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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – July 2014
« Reply #4 on: 05/26/2014 12:14 pm »
The Ekspress-AM6 satellite, developed and built by ISS-Reshetnev Company, was delivered  to the Baikonur.

http://www.iss-reshetnev.ru/?cid=news&nid=1797 (in Russian)

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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – July 2014
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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – July 2014
« Reply #6 on: 06/02/2014 06:57 pm »
There were reports that RSCC is evaluating moving Express-AM6 to the 80 degrees position to fill in the gap after Express-AM4R went down. Is it still the case right now?  ::)
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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – July 2014
« Reply #7 on: 07/02/2014 10:27 am »
The launch is planned on October 21, 2014.

Source - http://www.interfax.ru/russia/383728.

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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – 21st October 2014
« Reply #8 on: 10/06/2014 11:07 am »
Work continues for the launch of Ekspress-AM6: http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/?ELEMENT_ID=114443 (in Russian)

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Re: Proton-M/Briz-M – Ekspress-AM6 – 21st October 2014
« Reply #9 on: 10/08/2014 03:45 pm »
Continues the launch preparations for the Ekspress-AM6 mission: http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=114528 (in Russian)

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Minor note: Roscosmos put the launch time as 15:09:32 UTC.  ;)
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Encapsulation took place on October 9.
More info (in Russian) & pics:
http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/?ELEMENT_ID=114563
http://www.roscosmos.ru/20992/

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome work continues for the launch of Ekspress-AM6. On October 13 the Briz-M with the Ekspress-AM6 was integrated with the Proton-M stages at the MIK 92-A50: http://www.roscosmos.ru/21004/ (in Russian).

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The upper composite with the encapsulated satellite inside has been mated with the Proton rocket.
http://www.roscosmos.ru/21004/

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Proton-M/Briz-M with the Ekspress-AM6 communications satellite, is ready to be transported to the fuelling station at the Baykonur Cosmodrome: http://www.roscosmos.ru/21008/ (in Russian).

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Fuelling operations of the 8K82KM Proton-M/Briz-M lower pression fuel tanks... http://www.tsenki.com/news/news_tsenki/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=114825 (in Russian)

Roll-out to the launch pad will be on October 18.

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Proton-M/Briz-M with the Ekspress-AM6 satellite was transported today to the launch pad: http://www.roscosmos.ru/21019/ and http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=1&nid=3146 (both in Russian).
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