| The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), national satellite communications operator, and Alcatel Space have recently signed a contract to develop and deliver the payloads for the Express AM2 and AM3 communications satellites. The two payloads will be manufactured in Alcatel Space's Toulouse plant (France) and then integrated into "Express-AM" platforms produced by NPO-PM in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The new Russian Express AM2 and AM3 communications satellites will carry 16 C-band transponders, 12 Ku-band transponders and 1 L-band transponder as well. The spacecrafts are designed to provide digital TV and radio broadcasting, telephony, data transmission channels, videoconferencing services and Internet access. The satellites will also be used to deploy communication networks by applying VSAT technology across the territory of Russia, CIS countries, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Alcatel Space has extensive experience in the development of Russian spacecraft equipment. Three RSCC "Express-A" satellites are already equipped with the payloads produced by the French company. The new Russian Express AM2 and AM3 communications satellites are being developed under the order of RSCC and NPO-PM and will be equipped with the Alcatel Space payloads. �The progress of the joint work undertaken by RSCC and Alcatel Space, the high-quality standard, and the ability of Alcatel Space to maintain "Express-A" contract due dates pave the way for long-term co-operation between our companies and guarantee the new joint project to be a success", commented Mr Alexander P. Duka, director general of RSCC.
Alcatel Space, a 100% subsidiary of Alcatel, is world-wide number 3 and European leader in satellites. With civil and military application know-how, Alcatel Space develops satellite solutions for telecommunications, navigation, radar and optical observation, meteorology and sciences. The company is also the leading European prime contractor of earth observation, meteorology and navigation segments, and for operating space systems.
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