Express MD1

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General

Designation	33596 / 09007B
Launch date	11 Feb 2009
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	Express-06, 80°E
Launch vehicle	Proton #344

The payload was modified to be much lighter.
Insurance paid $24.4 million following the total loss.

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End of life

Out of service	Aug 2013
Cause	After a series of faults, went out of control

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

C-band EIRP coverage (dBW)

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Khrunichev
Platform	NPO PM (bus only)
Mass at launch	1140 kg
Payload mass	230 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	1300 W
Design lifetime	10 years

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L-band

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

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C-band

Main transponders	8
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	40 MHz
Coverage	North Hemisphere
EIRP max	47.5
G/T max
Polarization	circular

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