Express MD2
General
| Designation | 38745 / 12044B |
| Launch date | 6 Aug 2012 |
| Country of origin | CIS |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit | n/a (145°E intended) |
| Launch vehicle | Proton #840 |
Insurance paid RUB 1.177 billion in compensation for the total loss.
End of life
| Out of service | 6 Aug 2012 |
| Cause | Launch failure |
| Decay |
Insured for $37 million
Technical data
C-band EIRP coverage (dBW)
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 |
L-band
| Main transponders | 1 |
| Backup transponders | |
| Power | |
| Bandwidth | 0.5 MHz |
| Coverage | |
| EIRP max | |
| G/T max | |
| Polarization |
C-band
| Main transponders | 8 |
| Backup transponders | |
| Power | |
| Bandwidth | 40 MHz |
| Coverage | |
| EIRP max | |
| G/T max | |
| Polarization | linear |
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