Express AMU1

Also known as Eutelsat 36C

active

Position36° E (36.1° E)

NORAD / COSPAR41191 / 2015-082A

OperatorRussian Satellite Communications Company

OrbitGEO

ManufacturerAirbus Defence and Space

ModelEurostar-3000

Mass5900 kg

Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicleProton M

11700.20H11702.5H12500.0V19690.00H

61 Ku-band and 10 Ka-band transponders to provide services to European part of Russia as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Shared capacity with Eutelsat.

Lifetime

24 Dec 2015Launched

15 yrDesign life

10.6 yrElapsed

4.4 yrRemaining

Dec 2030End of life

Within design lifetime