Express A1R

Also called Express A4

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General

Designation	27441 / 02029A
Launch date	10 Jun 2002
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Proton #294

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 10 Jun 2002	Sep 2005	Express-04, 40°E
Oct 2005	Sep 2009	Express-02, 14°W
Sep 2009	Dec 2015	Express-02, 14°W, inclined
Apr 2016	Jan 2020	Express-11, 145°E, inclined

Built in just 15 months to replace the lost Express A1 satellite with the insurance money.

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End of life

Out of service	Jan 2020
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

Specifications
Antenna specifications
C-band
Ku-band
C-band transponder frequency chart
Ku-band transponder frequency chart

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

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G/T coverage (dB/K)

C-band
Ku-band


Should have an additional L-band payload for mobile communications.

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