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The
State
Radio
Frequency
Committee
Takes
Decision
to
Allocate
Frequencies
for
W1
Satellite
(80
East)
Within
the
RSCC’
space
constellation
24
March
2009
On
19
March
2009,
the
State
Radio
Frequency
Committee
(SRFC)
took
decision
on
allocating
radio
frequencies
for
the
W1
European
satellite,
that
is
planned
to
be
located
at
the
Russian
80
East
orbital
position.
The
W1
satellite
space
segment
is
supposed
to
be
available
for
Russian
users
in
Summer
2009.
The
decision
on
operating
the
W1
satellite
was
made
to
satisfy
growing
demand
for
Ku-band
space
segment
capacity
because
of
instable
operation
of
the
Express-AM2
(80
East)
satellite.
Based
on
long-standing
co-operation
between
RSCC
and
Eutelsat
French
company,
the
operators
reached
agreement
about
temporary
location
of
the
W1
satellite
at
the
Russian
orbital
position
80
East,
where
it
will
be
operated
together
with
the
Express-MD1
small
satellite
successfully
put
into
orbit
on
11
February
2009.
The
W1
satellite
will
be
monitored
and
controlled
by
the
RSCC’
specialists
from
the
Dubna
Satellite
Communications
Center.
RSCC
supposes
to
use
the
W1
satellite
till
2011
before
locating
on
GEO
instead
of
it
the
first
Russian
heavy
telecommunications
satellite
Express-AM4.
This
satellite
has
been
developed
since
2008
by
Khrunichev
Space
Center
and
EADS
Astrium
on
RSCC’
demand.
“The
decision
made
by
SRFC
meets
the
interests
of
the
Russian
Federation
and
the
requirements
of
domestic
state
and
commercial
users
of
space
resource
for
broadcasting
and
communications
channels
establishment
over
the
whole
territory
of
Russia”,
stressed
Alexey
Ostapchuk,
RSCC’
Director
General.
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