Proton-M/Briz-M | Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
Ekspress-80 & Ekspress-103
Ekspress-80 and Ekspress 103 are communications satellites for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz). Express 80 will be positioned at 80° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia, as well as two L-band transponders offering global coverage. Express 103 will be positioned at 103° East, and will be fitted with 16 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders to cover Russia and Southeast Asia, as well as one L-band transponder for global coverage. Both have a design life of 15 years.
Proton-M Briz-M
Height 53.00 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 4500 kg
Liftoff Thrust 10000 kN
Diameter 7.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 21000 kg
Liftoff Mass 712 Tonnes
Launch Success 61
Consecutive Success 19
Maiden Flight 2001-04-07
Launch Failures 6
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