| Names | ҚазСат-3 QazSat-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | JSC KazSat |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-023B |
| SATCAT no. | 39728 |
| Website | http://www.rcsc.kz/Home/IndexEng |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 9 years, 4 months and 19 days (final) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | KazSat-3 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Ekspress-1000NTV |
| Manufacturer | ISS Reshetnev (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,701 kg (3,750 lb) |
| Power | 5.8 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 April 2014, 04:25:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | June 2014 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 16 September 2023 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 58.5° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 28 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 and 54 MHz |
| Coverage area | Kazakhstan |
KazSat-3 (Kazakh: ҚазСат-3, QazSat-3) is a telecommunications satellite which was launched 28 April 2014 at 04:25:00 UTC from Cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakhstan.[1][2] with a Proton-M launch vehicle.
KazSat-3 is designed for services of telecommunications, television broadcasting and high-speed Internet access in Kazakhstan and neighboring countries. The spacecraft is developed and produced under the contract with the Republican Center of Space Communication (RCSC) within the project of creating a republican national telecommunications and broadcasting space system.[3]
The spacecraft was reported lost on 16 September 2023 due to battery issues that shortened its mission duration down to 9 years.[4]
