28707 - EXPRESS-AM3

Express-AM3 is a Russian geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 20:41 UT on 24 June 2005. The 2.5 tonne satellite carries 16 C-band, 12 Ku-band, and a single L-band transponders to provide video and radio transmissions to all of Russia after parking over 140 degrees E longitude. The EXPRESS-AM fleet replaced the aging fleets of GORIZONT and EKRON-M.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2005-06-24
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 580.0 kg