Ekspress-AMU3
| Names | Экспресс-АМU3 Ekspress-AMU3 Express-AMU3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | RSCC |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-123A |
| SATCAT no. | 50001 |
| Website | https://eng.rscc.ru/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 4 years, 3 months, 5 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-AMU3 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000N |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,150 kg (4,740 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 December 2021, 12:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 4 May 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 103° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 17-31 transponders: 7 C-band 8-22 Ku-band 2 L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia |
Ekspress-AMU3 (Russian: Экспресс-АМU3, meaning Express-AMU3) is a Russian domestic communications satellite. It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow, Russia. To provide of communications services (digital television, telephony, videoconferencing, data transmission, the Internet access, presidential and governmental mobile communications) and to deploy satellite networks by applying VSAT technology to Russia. Replacement for Ekspress-AM3.