Express A3
Express A3 | |
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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.
Web links
- The Satellite Encyclopedia: Express A3 (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: Ekspress-A 1, 2, 3 (English)