Express MD2 at 145° E
also known as Ekspress MD2
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 145° EChannel line-up at 145° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 38745
- COSPAR number
- 2012-044B
- Operator
- Russian Satellite Communications Company
- Manufacturer
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Model
- Khrunichev bus
- Launch
- 06 Aug 2012 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 1140 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 10 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3800 RHCP
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band Fixed beam (TP5/8/9/10/11/15) (C band) View footprint
- C-band Fixed beam (TP6/7) (C band) View footprint
About Express MD2
8 C-band and 3 L-band transponders to provide broadcasting and communications services across Russia and the CIS countries, as well as mobile presidential and governmental communications. Due to the failure of Breeze-M upper stage the satellite was left on off-nominal unusable orbit