KazSat-3

KazSat-3 (Kazakh: ҚазСат-3, QazSat-3) is a telecommunications satellite which was launched 28 April 2014 at 04:25:00 UTC from Cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakhstan.^[1][2] with a Proton-M launch vehicle.

KazSat-3

Names	ҚазСат-3 QazSat-3
Mission type	Communications
Operator	JSC KazSat
COSPAR ID	2014-023B
SATCAT no.	39728
Website	http://www.rcsc.kz/Home/IndexEng
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 9 years, 4 months and 19 days (final)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	KazSat-3
Spacecraft type	Ekspress
Bus	Ekspress-1000NTV
Manufacturer	ISS Reshetnev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload)
Launch mass	1,701 kg (3,750 lb)
Power	5.8 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	28 April 2014, 04:25:00 UTC[1]
Rocket	Proton-M / Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 81/24
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	June 2014
End of mission
Last contact	16 September 2023
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	58.5° East
Transponders
Band	28 Ku-band
Bandwidth	36 and 54 MHz
Coverage area	Kazakhstan
KazSat constellation ← KazSat-2

KazSat-3 is designed for services of telecommunications, television broadcasting and high-speed Internet access in Kazakhstan and neighboring countries. The spacecraft is developed and produced under the contract with the Republican Center of Space Communication (RCSC) within the project of creating a republican national telecommunications and broadcasting space system.^[3]

The spacecraft was reported lost on 16 September 2023 due to battery issues that shortened its mission duration down to 9 years.^[4]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• KazSat-1
• KazSat-2