Proton-M/Briz-M | Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7
Dec 13, 2021, 12:07 PM UTC
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Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC200/39
Outcome
Success
Flight
535-46/88536
COSPAR Designator
2021-123
Mission
Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7 (Communications)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Agency launches
188 (2 YTD)
Site launches
1528 (13 YTD)
Pad launches
166 (2 YTD)