Ekspress-103
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| Names | Экспресс-103 Express-103 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | RSCC Space Communications (RSCC) |
| COSPAR ID | 2020-053A |
| SATCAT no. | 45985 |
| Website | eng |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 5 years, 2 months and 7 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Ekspress-103 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000H |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 2,050 kg (4,520 lb) |
| Dry mass | 512 kg (1,129 lb) |
| Power | 6.300 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 July 2020, 21:25:19 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | 25 March 2021 [2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 96.5° East (2020–present) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 37 transponders: 16 C-band 20 Ku-band 1 L-band |
| Coverage area | Russia, 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.
