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PROTON
LAUNCHES INTERSPUTNIK'S EXPRESS 6A
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Intersputnik's
Express-6A was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Pad 39 of Launch
Complex 200 on a Proton rocket at 0407 UTC March 12. Express-6A
will be operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)
at 80°E. The 2,642 kg (5426 lbm) satellite, carrying 12 C-band
and 5 Ku-band high-power transponders, will offer a range of
services, including Ku-band state and regional digital TV and
broadcasting. NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) produced the
Express-A satellite bus, while Alcatel Espace supplied the
payload. The satellite was manufactured in the Siberian
city of Zheleznogorsk, and has a guaranteed service life of 10
years. One purpose of the launch is to preserve
satellite orbital positions, which Russia registered years ago,
but which would soon expire unless a spacecraft were placed there.
The older Express 6 (number 12) spacecraft currently at 80°E
will be moved farther east to the orbital position of 140°E.
The reshuffle allows older, less capable spacecraft to be replaced
with newer, more powerful satellites. The Express 6 (number 12)
satellite has 10 C-band operational transponders.
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