56° East

LAUNCHED: 16/03/2014

CONSTRUCTOR: ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO PM) (Bus) / Thales Alenia Space

Express AT1 is a high power Ku-band satellite designed to support the expansion of digital services in the Russian Federation and expand broadcasting resources over Siberia.

Owned and operated by RSCC, the satellite complements coverage of the European part of Russia provided by the EUTELSAT 36B and 36C satellites located at 36° East.

Eutelsat has contracted a 15-year lease for transponders across Express AT1 which will principally serve the Tricolor TV and NTV Plus TV platforms.