Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 30 July 2020, 09:25 pm UTC
Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M (Proton / UR-500)
Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Pad: 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Description
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.