Express AT1 at 56° E

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 56° E Coverage maps

Express AT1 satellite coverage area from 56° E: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 56° E. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: failed
Orbital position: 56° EChannel line-up at 56° E | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 39612
COSPAR number: 2014-010A
Operator: Russian Satellite Communications Company
Manufacturer: ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
Model: Express-1000
Launch: 15 Mar 2014 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
Launch mass: 1726 kg
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
Beacon: 11704, 11704.5
Orbit: GEO

Beam footprints

Express AT1 Ku-band East beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band East beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

Express AT1 Ku-band Wide beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band Wide beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

About Express AT1

32 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia. The satellite experienced a sudden, total failure on March 4, 2026, forcing a complete shutdown of all systems and making it inoperable. The state operator, RSCC, lost control of the satellite, leading to a permanent loss of service

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