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

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Government)
• Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M — Proton / UR-500 family

Mission

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
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