Coupon 1
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.
Out
of service
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mid-Mar
1998
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Cause
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the
onboard frequency detector caused a computer failure. Other sources claim 2
stabilizers have failed
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sat-index articles
Prime
contractor
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Lavochkin
(first commercial comsat made)
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Platform
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Prognox
2nd generation
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Mass
at launch
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2300
kg
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Mass
in orbit
|
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Dimension
|
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Solar
array
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Stabilization
|
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DC
power
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Design
lifetime
|
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Only 70% of the planned power is effectively operational.
Main
transponders
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16
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Backup
transponders
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Power
|
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Bandwidth
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36
MHz
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Coverage
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Europe
and Asia, several spots
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EIRP
max
|
50
dBW
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Polarization
|
linear
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Horizontal Downlink
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Transponder
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Vertical Downlink
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10.980
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10.980
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11.060
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11.060
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11.100
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11.100
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11.180
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|
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11.180
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11.480
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11.480
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11.560
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11.560
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11.600
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11.600
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11.680
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11.680
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