Ekspress-AT 2

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Launch data: Designation  39613 / 14010B Launch date  15 March 2014 - 23:08 UT Launch site  Baikonur, LC-81/24 Launch vehicle  Proton-M/Briz-M Mission  Communication (Direct Broadcasting) Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35793 x 35794 km Eccentricity   Inclination  0.0 ° Period  1436.1 min

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Description:

• The Ekspress-AT 2 is a Direct-To-Home broadcasting satellite for russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft itself is built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payload is built by Thales Alenia Space.
• EXPRESS AT2 spacecraft is operating at 140 degrees east longitude with 16 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia's Far East. Eutelsat has claimed 19 Ku-band transponders to expand digital television offerings in Siberia, primarily for the Tricolor TV and NTV Plus networks. Paris-based Eutelsat is also leasing capacity on Express AT2.

Mission details:

• Russia's Krunichev company launched a Proton rocket on Mar 15, 2014 carrying two satellites built by ISS Reshetnev of Krasnoyarsk for Kosmicheskaya Svyaz (Russan Satellite Communications Co.) The AT2 is smaller at 1326 kg.
  The satellites carry Ku-band comm payloads and will be located at 56E and 140E. On Mar 27 AT2 was in a 35564 x 35859 km x 0.1 deg orbit over 78E.

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