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Kazsat 3 [ISS Reshetnev]
Kazakhstans National Center of Space Communications (RTSKS) and Russian Information Satellite Systems-Reshetnev Company in June 2011 signed a deal to build the KazSat 3 satellite.
Thales Alenia Space was the communications payload supplier. The satellite is based on an Ekspress-1000NTA platform provided by ISS Reshetnev and the satellite was integrated and tested in ISS premises, Zheleznogorsk, Russia.
KazSat 3 operates at 58.5°E for a 15 years lifetime. The payload power is about 5.5 kW. KazSat 3 will carry 28 active Ku-band transponders covering Kazakhstan.
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| Nation: | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | JSC KazSat |
| Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (bus); Thales Alenia (payload) |
| Equipment: | 28 active Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Ekspress-1000NTA |
| Propulsion: | ? × SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KazSat 3 | 2014-023B | 28.04.2014 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | with Luch 5V |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
