The Russian spacecraft manufacturer Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev (ISS-Reshetnev) has been awarded a contract from the state-operated Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) to build two communications satellites for use in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO).
The satellites Express-80 and Express-103 will both use the ISS Reschetnev Express-1000 bus/platform design with a communications payload supplied by Thales Alenia Space.
The Express-80 and Express-103 satellites are intended to provide fixed and mobile communications, digital television and radio broadcasting, high-speed Internet access and data transmission services in the Russian territory.
