Ekspress 80 [ISS Reshetnev]
Official name EXPRESS 103
Alternative name Ekspress 103
Cospar ID 2020-053A
Norad ID 45985
Launch date 2020-07-30
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Communication
Operator RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz)
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.09
Inclination (deg) 0.01
Perigee (km) 35785
Apogee (km) 35788
Eccentricity 4.19152473698182E-05
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00272267058471
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.635
Raan (deg) 281.8209
Arg of perigee (deg) 21.9599
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 2280
Height (m) 4
Width (m) 2
Depth (m) 2
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors ISS Reshetnev (Bus), Thales Alenia Space (TAS) (Payload)
Equipment 16 C-band transponders, 20 Ku-band transponders, 2 L-band transponders
Configuration Ekspress-1000N
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

The Ekspress 80 is a communications satellite for Russian domestic communication services owned by RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz).

The satellite was ordered in May 2016 with the spacecraft itself being built by ISS Reshetnev based on the Ekspress-1000N bus and the communication payload being built by Thales Alenia Space.

Offering a design life of 15 years, Express 80 will be positioned at 80° East. The payload power is about 6.3 kW. Express 80 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.

Ekspress 80 will operate at 80 degrees east, likely to replace the Ekspress-AM 22 / SESAT 2 satellite.

The Ekspress 80 and Ekspress 103 satellites were launched together on a Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.4) booster in July 2020 (having been delayed from 2018).

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
EXPRESS 103 2020-053A 2020-07-30 TTMTR Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) with Ekspress 103