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Blagovest 1, 2, 3, 4 (14F149)
Blagovest [ISS Reshetnev]
Blagovest is a series of four planned communications satellites for Russian domestic services.
The spacecraft and the payload is built by Russian ISS Reshetnev based on the Ekspress-2000 bus.
The first satellite, Kosmos 2520, was launched on a Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) rocket from Baikonur in August 2017.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | ISS Reshetnev (prime) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Ekspress-2000 |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 2520 (Blagovest 11L) | 2017-046A | 16.08.2017 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | ||
| Kosmos 2526 (Blagovest 12L) | 2018-037A | 18.04.2018 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | ||
| Kosmos 2533 (Blagovest 13L) | 2018-107A | 21.12.2018 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) | ||
| Kosmos 2539 (Blagovest 14L) | 2019-048A | 05.08.2019 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) |
