Express A3

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Express A3
Start date June 23, 2000, 12:28 AM UTC
Launcher Proton-M
Launch site Baikonur
Takeoff mass 2500 kg
Manufacturer NPO PM / Alcatel Alenia Space
lifespan 7 years
operator RSCC
Playback information
Transponder 12 C-band
5 Ku-band
Transponder performance C-band 20, 40 and 75 W.
Bandwidth C-band 11 × 36 MHz , 1 × 40 MHz
Ku-band 5 × 36 MHz
EIRP C-band 48 dBW
Ku-band 44 dBW
Others
Electrical power End: 3600 W
position
First position 11 ° west
Actual position Cemetery orbit
List of geostationary satellites

Express A3 , also referred to as Express 3A , is a television satellite owned by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), based in Moscow .

After the launch in June 2000, the satellite went into operation in mid-August. It was positioned at 11 ° West, geostationary until October 2008, then in inclined orbit. After the commissioning of Express AM44 on June 15, 2009, Express A3 was switched off and moved to cemetery orbit a few weeks later .

reception

The transmission took place in the C and Ku bands . The satellite could be received in Europe , Africa , Asia , South America , the Middle East and most of Russia . At times the company Eutelsat rented the Ku-band capacities on the Express A3.

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