Blagovest-13L – a series of four planned communications satellites for Russia’s internal services, which includes several other projects.
Name of Satellite | Blagovest-13L |
Purpose | Communications |
Contractor | ISS Reshetnev |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 3 000 |
Class of Orbit | GEO |
Perigee (km) | 35 780 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 15 |
Date of Launch | 20.12.2018 |
Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Proton |
COSPAR Number | 2018-107A |
NORAD Number | 43867 |
The spacecraft and payload were built by the Russian ICS Reshetnev on the basis of the Express-2000 bus .