Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Express-A1R (Express 4A, Ekspress-A No. 4) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Satellite Communications Company (Intersputnik) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
13.97 |
Perigee (km) |
35774 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000284656988329063 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2600 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
6000 |
Date of Launch |
10-06-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
7-10 yrs. |
Contractor |
NPO-PM/Alcatel |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2002-029A |
NORAD Number |
27441 |
Comments |
10 C-band transponders; data transmission, TV and radio broadcasting; communications, Internet, video-conference, others; digital format to Russia and neighboring countries. |