Ekspress-AT1
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Ekspress-AT1 () is a Russian Direct-To-Home broadcasting satellite which was launched on 15 March 2014. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
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Ekspress-AT1 () is a Russian Direct-To-Home broadcasting satellite which was launched on 15 March 2014. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
== Satellite description == It is based on the Ekspress-1000H satellite bus manufactured by ISS Reshetnev. Its mass at launch is , and the power allocated to the payload is about 5.880 kW. The satellite carries 32 Ku-band transponders, providing satellite television to Western and Central Russia, as well as Western and Central Siberia, and almost all of Kazakhstan. The planned service life of the satellite is at least 15 years.
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