Proton-M/Briz-M | Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7
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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: December 13, 2021 at 12:07 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Proton-M Briz-M
- Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mission type: Communications