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Express AM2

Also known as Ekspress AM2

deorbited

Identification

Position80° E (64.2° W)
NORAD / COSPAR28629 / 2005-010A
OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company
OrbitGEO

Hardware

ManufacturerISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
ModelMSS-2500-GSO
Mass2542 kg
Dry mass580 kg

Launch

Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicleProton K

Beacons

3800R11200R

Comment

16 C-band, 12 Ku-band and 1 L-band transponders to provide a package of communications services (digital TV, telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, the Internet access) and to deploy satellite networks by applying VSAT technology.

Lifetime
29 Mar 2005Launched
12 yrDesign life
21.3 yrElapsed
ExpiredRemaining
Mar 2017End of life
Satellite is deorbited