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Express AM2

Also known as Ekspress AM2

deorbited

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
28629 / 2005-010A
Operator
Russian Satellite Communications Company

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
80° E (13.7° E)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

Manufacturer
ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM)
Model
MSS-2500-GSO
Mass
2542 kg
Dry mass
580 kg

Launch

Launch date
29 Mar 2005
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Proton K
Design life
12 yr

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.