Spacecraft data:
Prime contractor | NPO-Prikladnoi Mekhaniki Thales Alenia Space |
Platform | Ekspress-M |
Operator | Russian Satellite Communications Company/EUTELSAT
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Mass at launch | 2600 kg |
Dry Mass | 2540 kg |
Basic shape | appr. cylindrical |
Dimension (m) | ~2m dia, length ~5m |
Solar array | 2 solar panels, span ~26.5m |
Stabilization | |
DC power | |
Design lifetime | 12 yrs - still active |
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Location:
Begin | Position | Remarks |
| 96.5° E | |
Feb 2008 | 80° E | located |
~14-15 Mar 2008 | 80° E | manoeuvred off-station |
27 Mar 2008 | 96° E | relocated |
2009 | 96.53° E | |
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