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General


Designation 25045 / 97070A
Launch date 12 Nov 1997
Country of origin CIS
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit 55°E
Launch vehicle Proton #253

Operated by GIS: Global Information Systems and the Central Bank of Russia. Was originally to be launched in Oct 1994.

The price of manufacture and launching of this satellite totalled 560 billion roubles. The insurance paid $89 million for the failure.

End of life


Out of service mid-Mar 1998
Cause the onboard frequency detector caused a computer failure. Other sources claim 2 stabilizers have failed


External resources


sat-index articles


Technical data



Specifications


Prime contractor Lavochkin (first commercial comsat made)
Platform Prognox 2nd generation
Mass at launch 2300 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  

Only 70% of the planned power is effectively operational.

Ku-band


Main transponders 16
Backup transponders  
Power  
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Coverage Europe and Asia, several spots
EIRP max 50 dBW
Polarization linear


Transponder frequency chart (GHz)


Horizontal
Downlink
Transponder Vertical
Downlink
10.980    
    10.980
11.060    
    11.060
11.100    
    11.100
11.180    
    11.180
11.480    
    11.480
11.560    
    11.560
11.600    
    11.600
11.680    
    11.680

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