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Express-AM6, Russia’s new heavy-class communications and broadcasting satellite (53˚ E), is commissioned on 22 April 2015
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Located at 53˚E, one of RSCC’s key orbital slots, the Express-AM6 satellite will be able to support reliable coverage of Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Thus, from now on, the RSCC’s satellite constellation will be 11-strong (including seven satellites of the Express-AM series and two DBS satellites of the Express-AT series).
"Express-AM6 has started operation according to the schedule and experts' forecasts. The Russian constellation development not only enhance the reliability of the satellite system, but also helps to protect the orbital slots" - says the Head of the Russian Federal Communications Agency Oleg Dukhovnitsky.
The commissioning of the Express-AM6 satellite will cause the Express-AM22, currently operating at 53˚ E, to be subsequently transferred to the 80˚E slot.