Express A3

Also called Express 3A

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General

Designation	26378 / 00031A
Launch date	23 Jun 2000
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Proton #276

Entered service in mid-Aug 2000.

The Ku-band capacity is leased for the lifetime by Eutelsat.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 23 Jun 2000	Oct 2008	Express-03, 11°W
Oct 2008	Jun 2009	11°W, inclined
Aug 2009	Aug 2009	39°E, inclined ?

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End of life

Out of service	Jun or Sep 2009
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit

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Technical data

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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, Zone, A4 beam
C-band, Zone, A6 beam
Ku-band, Zone, A9 beam

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G/T coverage (dB/K)

C-band, Zone, A6 beam
Ku-band, Zone, A9 beam

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