LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Mon Dec 13 2021

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(12:07 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:07 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:07 PM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Proton-M Briz-M

Type: 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.

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

200/39 (200L)