"70 Ku-band transponders; serving Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia."
"62 transponders, North and South America, Africa and Europe; will also carry an experiment for the US Department of Defense. Internet Routing in Space, or IRIS, is a technology demonstration project which will allow the satellite to perform IP routing rather than requiring a ground station to do so."
"New generation electronic reconnaissance satellite, possibly will work as part of the Liana electronic reconnaissance system. "
