Ekspress-103

Ekspress-103
NamesЭкспресс-103
Express-103
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorRSCC Space Communications (RSCC)
COSPAR ID2020-053A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.45985
Websiteeng.rscc.ru
Mission duration15 years (planned)
4 years, 3 months and 25 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftEkspress-103
Spacecraft typeEkspress
BusEkspress-1000H
ManufacturerISS Reshetnev (bus)
Thales Alenia Space (payload)
Launch mass2,050 kg (4,520 lb)
Dry mass512 kg (1,129 lb)
Power6.300 kW
Start of mission
Launch date30 July 2020, 21:25:19 UTC[2]
RocketProton-M / Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service25 March 2021 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude96.5° East (2020–present)
Transponders
Band37 transponders:
16 C-band
20 Ku-band
1 L-band
Coverage areaRussia, Southeast Asia

Ekspress-103 (Russian: Экспресс-103 meaning Express-103) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2020. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the RSCC Space Communications.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kosmonavtika was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.