Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Ekspress A3 (Russian: Экспре́сс А3 meaing Express A3) also designated Ekspress 3A is a Russian communications satellite which is operated by Kosmicheskiya Svyaz and Eutelsat. It was constructed by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki and Alcatel Space and is based on the MSS-2500-GSO satellite bus. The satellite was launched at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 on 24 June 2000 00:28 UTC.