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Proton Launch Express 3A

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A Proton K/DM-2M rocket launched the Express 3A satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:28 pm PDT June 23 (0028 UTC June 24). The satellite is owned by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), Moscow, but will be operated by Intersputnik. The 2642 kg (4850 lbm) satellite was built by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM), Krasnoyarsk, with the communications payload provided by Alcatel Space. The satellite has 12 C-band, and 5 Ku-band transponders, with 2.540 kW power, and an expected life of 10 years. The satellite will be located at 11°W, replacing Gorizont 26, also known as Stasionar 11.

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June 26, 2000