Express AM7

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General

Designation	40505 / 15012A
Launch date	18 Mar 2015
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	Express-04, 40°E
Launch vehicle	Proton #141

Financed with a $158 million credit from VEB. Started service in April 2015.

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band fixed beam
Ku-band Russia
Ku-band Europe
Ku-band India

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Khrunichev
Platform	Eurostar 3000
Mass at launch	5720 kg
Dry mass
Payload mass	1438 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 16 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

EADS payload. 12 antennas. 62 active transponders.

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L-band

Main transponders	2
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	0.5-1 MHz
Coverage
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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C-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	40 MHz
Coverage	most of Europe (excluding Spain and Portugal), most of Russia, Northern-Middle-East steerable beam
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band

Main transponders	36
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	36-54 MHz
Coverage	Western Russia Europe and Mediteranean-Middle-East India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal steerable beam
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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