Express-80 comes into service
MARCH 18, 2021 07.20 EUROPE/LONDON BY CHRIS DZIADUL

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has announced that the Express-80 satellite is now operation.

This follows the successful conclusion of flight tests on the satellite, which was launched into geostationary orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 31, 2020.

Express-80 is located at 80 degrees East and provides fixed and mobile services, including digital TV.

Its orbital position is right over the centre of Russia.