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he first of the new satellites, the medium Express-AMU4, to replace the Express-AM44 satellite in the orbital position of 11° W, was ordered by RSCC two years ago from the Zheleznogorsk company M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (JSC Reshetnev). The manufacturer took four years to create this completely domestic spacecraft, and RSCC expects to launch it in December 2026. Express-AMU4 will have 26 transponders on board: 10 C-band and 16 Ku, and its launch mass will be 2,451 kg. The launch of Express-AMU4 will be financed by the federal budget - Alexey Volin told a ComNews correspondent that the Proton rocket has already been produced for these purposes.

RSCC wants to divide in tenders algeria whatsapp number databa se between JSC Reshetnev and Gazprom SPKA LLC: the latter, without a public announcement, opened an assembly plant for spacecraft in Shchyolkovo, Moscow Region, on April 12, 2024. "No manufacturer can handle our order alone, and we hope that Reshetnev and Gazprom SPKA will divide them in a fair, open tender," said Alexey Volin. In a conversation with a ComNews correspondent, he noted that RSCC does not see any other potential manufacturers of communications and broadcasting satellites in Russia.

In 2029, RSCC expects to launch five spacecraft at once (all heavy-duty): Express-AMU6, Express-AMU51, Express-AMU52, Express-40, and Express-AT3.

The Express-AMU6 satellite will replace Express-AM6 in the orbital position of 53° E and will carry 57 transponders: 13 C-band and 44 Ku. Based on preliminary proposals from vendors, its launch mass will be 3,560 kg (according to Reshetnev) or 3,131 kg (Gazprom SPKA). The Express-AM6 spacecraft had 12 Ka-band transponders, but after the accident in March 2020, RSCC turned them off to save energy.

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