Ekspress-AMU3 & AMU7

Proton-M/Briz-M launched the Ekspress-AMU3 and Ekspress-AMU7 communications satellites from Baikonur for Russia's domestic broadcast and communications network, after the mission slipped from December 6 due to a Briz-M upper-stage issue.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

5.1 T

Flight

67th

of 68 Proton-M Briz-M flights

Date and time

13 December 2021, 12:07 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Communications

International designator

2021-123

Launches in 2021

132nd of 146

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