Express 103 Satellite at 96.5°E

Express 103 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by RSCC / Gazprom at 96.5°E, launched in 2020. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

96.5°E: Orbital slot
RSCC / Gazprom: Operator
2020: Launched
Station-kept: Inclination 0.01°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 96.5°E: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open Express 103 in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

71 countries, by the centre of each country:

AfghanistanArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBangladeshBhutanBruneiBurundiCambodiaChinaCyprusDjiboutiEgyptEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGeorgiaIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMongoliaMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNew CaledoniaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePapua New GuineaPhilippinesQatarRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVanuatuVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Look angles from major cities

City	Azimuth (true)	Elevation	Skew
Nairobi	89.3°	22.3°	+88.5°
Johannesburg	80.1°	10.7°	+62.4°
Dubai	115.9°	35.8°	-54.7°
Mumbai	126.8°	55.0°	-49.3°
Singapore	259.5°	81.2°	+79.4°
Tokyo	238.2°	28.7°	+43.9°
Sydney	291.5°	20.5°	-50.9°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.