Express AM44 at 11° W
also known as Ekspress AM-44
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 11° WChannel line-up at 11° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 33595
- COSPAR number
- 2009-007A
- Operator
- Russian Satellite Communications Company
- Manufacturer
- ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
- Model
- MSS-2500-GSO
- Launch
- 11 Feb 2009 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 2560 kg
- Dry mass
- 590 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 12 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3800R, 11199.5R
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Global Beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Wide Beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Europe Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Middle East Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Express AM44
10 C-band (40 MHz) transponders, 16 Ku-band (54 MHz) transponders and 1 L-band (1 MHz) transponder with improved power characteristics to provide digital TV&Radio Services, Internet access, data transfer, video conferencing, VSAT multi services networks deployment as well as for the presidential and governmental mobile communications