
The spacecraft's battery will consist of two wings of five panels each.
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In November 2025, plans were announced to begin construction of four new Russian spacecraft in 2026.
The Reshetnev company (part of the Roscosmos state corporation) has begun manufacturing the battery for the new Express-40 telecommunications satellite, created in the interests of the state enterprise Space Communications. Reshetnev reports this on Telegram.
The satellite's battery will consist of two wings, each of which will include five panels. Currently, Reshetnev has begun assembling their frames (frames made of composite materials with a string backing).
In November 2025, the general director of Kosmicheskaya Svyaz, Alexey Volin, at the Digital Diamond forum, held in Yakutsk, announced that the company plans to begin construction of four new satellites in 2026 - entirely Russian spacecraft Express-40, Express-AMU6, Express-AMU51 and Express-AMU52.
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