Express 2

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General

Designation	24435 / 96058A
Launch date	26 Sep 1996
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Proton #244

GE American Communications Inc. announced it will launch a international video programming satellite service on this bird aimed at the Indian sub-continent. The news programming will be in English and Hindi. Also GE Americom has a long-term agreement for five C-band and two Ku-band transponders.

Had a failure on 7 May 1999. Service has restored within hours.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 26 Sep 1996	May 2000	Express-06, 80°E
Jul 2000	Jun 2002	Express-09, 103°E

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End of life

Out of service	Jun 2002
Cause	Drifting, probably ran out of fuel

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
Antenna specifications
Transponder/Antenna connections
C-band
Ku-band
Transponder Frequency Chart

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band, quasi-global (A3)
C-band, hemispheric (A4)
Ku-band, spot (A9)

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