Mission record

Proton-M/Briz-M | Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103

Proton-M Briz-M· 200/39 (200L)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Provider type
Government
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:25:19 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5981 ever

Mission

Ekspress-80 and Ekspress 103 are communications satellites for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz). Express 80 will be positioned at 80° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia, as well as two L-band transponders offering global coverage. Express 103 will be positioned at 103° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia and Southeast Asia, as well as one L-band transponder for global coverage. Both have a design life of 15 years.

Deployed payloads · 2
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