Proton-M/Briz-M | Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7

Proton-M Briz-M

Dec 13, 2021, 12:07 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

The Ekspress-AMU 3 and Ekspress-AMU 7 are two communications satellite for russian domestic communication services. While the spacecraft themselves are built by russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by Thales Alenia Space. Both satellites are based on the Ekspress-1000 bus and feature 16 Ku-, 1 L- and 20 C-band transponders. They will be located at 96.5° and 145° East respectively.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

Pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country: 🇰🇿 KAZ