hvdh
Specialist Contributor
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2004
- Messages
- 2,357
- Reaction score
- 3,336
- Points
- 113
- Age
- 59
- Website
- gso-satellites.nl
- My Satellite Setup
- Dr.HD F16, TBS 5927, T-55, Laminas 120 cm
- My Location
- Oss, NL (5.5°E 51.8°N)
Express-AM3 was launched in June 2005, three months after the identical Express-AM2 that was retired in 2016 already.
Planned lifetime of both was 12 years.
It seems AM3 is not planned to retire just yet.
Originally located at 140°E, then to 80°E since June 2014, and inclining since April 2018.
Left 80°E in December 2020, and is now slowing down. Inclination is 2.3°.
The satellite may be approaching 23.0°E, to reserve a Russian slot listed at ITU.
Payload both in C- and Ku-band.
Beacons listed at Frequencyplansatellites: 3405,08 R (Global or Omni) / 3800,00 R (Global) / 11200,00 R (Global).
Planned lifetime of both was 12 years.
It seems AM3 is not planned to retire just yet.
Originally located at 140°E, then to 80°E since June 2014, and inclining since April 2018.
Left 80°E in December 2020, and is now slowing down. Inclination is 2.3°.
The satellite may be approaching 23.0°E, to reserve a Russian slot listed at ITU.
Payload both in C- and Ku-band.
Beacons listed at Frequencyplansatellites: 3405,08 R (Global or Omni) / 3800,00 R (Global) / 11200,00 R (Global).